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Welcome to Turners Falls ...

Turners Falls is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Turners Falls, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.

Turners Falls is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Turners Falls: 413

The ZIP codes for Turners Falls: 01349, 01376<3>

Communities near Turners Falls ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Turners Falls ...

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

Adding Turners Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Turners Falls 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 (so far) for Turners Falls was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Turners Falls post office opened in 1871.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Turners Falls - 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 Falls). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Turners Falls or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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