Welcome to Turner ...

Turner is located in Wyandotte County<1>.

Turner was established in 1828.

Turner is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Turner lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Turner: (913)

Communities Also Named Turner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland (2), 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.

• Kansas City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
  • Kansas City is located in Jackson County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <3>
• Overland Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland Park
  • Overland Park is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,381 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overland Park <3>
• Kansas City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
  • Kansas City is located in Wyandotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <3>
• Olathe
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
  • Olathe is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <3>
• Independence
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Jackson County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <3>
• Shawnee
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Shawnee is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <3>
• Lenexa
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenexa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
  • Lenexa is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <3>
• Leavenworth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
  • Leavenworth is located in Leavenworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leavenworth <3>
• Leawood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
  • Leawood is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leawood <3>
• Liberty
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Clay County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <3>

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 Kansas (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 Wyandotte County: www.wycokck.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/