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Welcome to Turners Corner ...

Turners Corner is located in Lumpkin County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Turners Corner: Turners Cor. (or less commonly used: Turners Crn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Turners Corner for more information about variations on the name of Turners Corner.

Turners Corner is 1,520 feet [463 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Turners Corner: 706 & 762<3>

Communities Also Named Turners Corner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Turners Corner - they are located in Maine and Michigan.

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

Communities near Turners Corner ...

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

  • Canal Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Canal Lake is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
  • Dahlonega
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jacksonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jacksonville is located in Towns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
    • Estimated population in 2019: 5,239 people
  • Cleveland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hargrove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Hargrove is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,371 people
  • Owltown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Owltown is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
  • Young Harris
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Youngcane ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Youngcane is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
  • Naguchee ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Naguchee is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naguchee
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,141 people
  • Clermont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

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 Turners Corner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Turners Corner.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Turners Corner. 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 Turners Corner.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Turners Corner ...

Looking for more information about Turners Corner? 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 Turners Corner, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Turners Corner.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Lumpkin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Turners Corner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Turners Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Turners Corner area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.