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Welcome to Turah ...

Turah is located in Missoula County<1>.

Turah is 3,320 feet [1,012 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Turah is about ¾ mile [or 1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Turah lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Turah, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area Code for Turah: 406

Communities near Turah ...

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

  • Missoula
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • East Missoula
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • East Missoula is located in Missoula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Missoula
  • Clinton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Travois Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Travois Village is located in Missoula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travois Village
  • Orchard Homes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Orchard Homes is located in Missoula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Homes
  • Lolo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • De Smet
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • De Smet is located in Missoula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet
  • Grass Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Grass Valley is located in Missoula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
  • Wye
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Evaro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Evaro is located in Missoula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evaro

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Turah ...

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

Adding Turah to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Turah 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 Turah was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Turah.

Footnotes ...

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