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Welcome to Turtle ...

Turtle is located in Dent County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Turtle, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Turtle is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Turtle: 573 & 235<3>

Communities Also Named Turtle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Turtle - they are located in Michigan (2), North Dakota and Ontario.

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

Communities near Turtle ...

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

  • Salem
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bunker
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Doss
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Doss is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
  • Gila
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gila is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
  • Darien
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Darien is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
  • Jadwin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jadwin is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
  • Jack
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jack is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
  • Akers
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Akers is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
  • Greeley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Greeley is located in Reynolds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
  • Boss
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Boss is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Turtle ...

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

Adding Turtle to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Turtle post office opened in 1905. The Turtle post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Turtle.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Dent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Turtle - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Turtle area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Turtle area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/