Welcome to Turner ...

Turner is located in Baltimore County<1>.

The location of Turner has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Turner, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Turner is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Turner lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Turner: (410), (443)<4> & (667).

Websites for Turner ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Turner, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Turner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Turner: This one is located in Baltimore County and the other is located in Talbot County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 41 communities that are also named Turner - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (2), California (2), Florida, Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Texas, Virginia (3), Washington and West Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Turner.

Communities near Turner ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Turner.

• Baltimore
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Baltimore is located in Baltimore City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <5>
• Annapolis
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
  • Annapolis is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annapolis <5>
• Rock Hall
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hall
  • Rock Hall is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Hall <5>
• Brooklyn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
  • Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
• Curtis Bay
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curtis Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
  • Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
• Essex
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
  • Essex is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Essex <5>
• Fort Howard
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Howard
  • Fort Howard is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Howard <5>
• Arundel Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arundel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
  • Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
• Brooklyn Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Park
  • Brooklyn Park is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn Park <5>
• Garden Village Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Village Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village Park
  • Garden Village Park is located in Baltimore County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Turner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Turner.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Turner. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Turner.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Turner. See our Newspapers Page for Turner.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Turner ...

Looking for more information about Turner? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Turner, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Turner.

Adding Turner to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Turner in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Turner was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Turner on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Turner.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Turner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Baltimore County: www.co.ba.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/