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Welcome to Turners Station ...

Turners Station is located in Henry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Turners Station, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

A typical abbreviation for Turners Station: Turners Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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

Turners Station is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Turners Station: 502

The ZIP code for Turners Station: 40075<3>

Communities Also Named Turners Station ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Turners Station - they are located in Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Turners Station ...

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

  • Madison
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Madison is located in Jefferson County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,750 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <5>
  • La Grange
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Carrollton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
    • Carrollton is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,806 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <5>
  • Hanover
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
    • Hanover is located in Jefferson County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,493 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <5>
  • Eminence
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
    • Eminence is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,566 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eminence <5>
  • Vevay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vevay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vevay
    • Vevay is located in Switzerland County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vevay <5>
  • Owenton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • New Castle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
    • New Castle is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <5>
  • Pleasureville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Campbellsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Turners Station ...

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

Adding Turners Station to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Turners Station 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 Turners Station was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Turners Station post office opened in 1879.

We also found Turners Station in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Turners Station.

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

The official website for Henry County: www.henrycountygov.com/

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Henry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Turners Station - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Turners Station). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Turners Station or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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