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Welcome to Turners Flat ...

Turners Flat is located in Bolivar County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Turners Flat: Turners Flt.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Turners Flat for more information about variations on the name of Turners Flat.

Turners Flat is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Turners Flat: 662 & 471<3>

Communities near Turners Flat ...

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

  • Greenville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Cleveland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Indianola
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Leland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Leland is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,659 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <4>
  • Ruleville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Shaw
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Shaw is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
  • Rosedale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Mound Bayou
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Sunflower
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
  • Metcalfe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Metcalfe is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Turners Flat ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Bolivar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Turners Flat - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Turners Flat area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Turners Flat 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.