Turnersville is an unincorporated community in Travis County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 90 in 2000. It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.
Turnersville, Travis County, Texas | |
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  Turnersville  Turnersville | |
| Coordinates: 30°5′34″N 97°46′52″W / 30.09278°N 97.78111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Travis |
| Elevation | 728 ft (222 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 512 & 737 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1379183[1] |
History
editJ. L. Turner, an early settler, is the name of the town that bears his name. In the middle of the 1930s, the village had fifty residents; by the late 1940s, it was identified on county highway maps by a few small shops and dispersed homes. From the late 1940s to 2000, Turnersville's population was listed at 90.[2]
Geography
editTurnersville is located near Interstate 35, 12 mi (19 km) south of Austin in southern Travis County.[2]
Education
editJ. L. Turner donated land for a school here in 1880. In 1950, the Hays Consolidated Independent School District and the Turnersville Common School District merged.[2] Schools that serve the community today are Camino Real Elementary School, Dr. T.C. McCormick Jr. Middle School, and Moe and Gene Johnson High School.