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Welcome to Turners ...

Turners is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Turners is located in Greene County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Turners, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Turners is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Turners: 417

The ZIP code for Turners: 65765<3>

Communities Also Named Turners ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Turners - they are located in Kansas, Kentucky, New York, North Carolina, Ontario and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Turners ...

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

  • Springfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Nixa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Nixa is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
    • Former name for Nixa:
    • Faught
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <4>
  • Ozark
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Ozark is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,052 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <4>
  • Republic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Marshfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Battlefield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Battlefield is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
  • Willard
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rogersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Strafford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sparta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Sparta is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <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 Turners. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Turners.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Turners ...

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

Adding Turners to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Turners post office opened in 1889.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Turners.

Footnotes ...

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