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Welcome to Turner Center ...

Turner Center is located in Androscoggin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Turner Center, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

A typical abbreviation for Turner Center: Turner Ctr. (or less commonly used: Turner Cen., Turner Cent. or Turner Cntr.)

Turner Center is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Turner Center: 207

The ZIP code for Turner Center: 04283<3>

Communities near Turner Center ...

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

  • Lewiston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Auburn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Lisbon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Lisbon is located in Androscoggin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,053 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <4>
  • Winthrop
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
    • Winthrop is located in Kennebec County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,029 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <4>
  • Poland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
    • Poland is located in Androscoggin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,683 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <4>
  • Paris
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Paris is located in Oxford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
  • Sabattus
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Norway
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Norway is located in Oxford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,990 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <4>
  • Jay
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Greene
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
    • Greene is located in Androscoggin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,347 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Turner Center ...

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

Adding Turner Center to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Turner Center post office opened in 1873.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Turner Center.

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

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Androscoggin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Turner Center - 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 Turner Center). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Turner Center 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>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.
<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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