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Welcome to Turner ...

The village of Turner is located in Dickinson County<1>.


The location of Turner has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Turner, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Turner is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Turner, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Turner: (906)

Communities Also Named Turner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Turner: This one is located in Dickinson County and the other is located in Arenac County.

Beyond Michigan, 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, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland (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.

  • Ralph
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sagola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Channing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Felch Mountain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felch Mountain
    • Felch Mountain is located in Dickinson County
  • Felch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mansfield ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
    • Mansfield is located in Iron County
  • Foster City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster City
    • Foster City is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foster City <4>
  • Northland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Republic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
    • Republic is located in Marquette County
  • Arnold
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Arnold is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <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. 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 on a map titled Map of Michigan (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Turner.

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 State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Dickinson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Turner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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