Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Turner (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Turner. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Turner is located in Marion County.
To see how the shape of Oregon's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marion County: Benton, Clackamas, Deschutes, Linn, Polk, Wasco & Yamhill.
Below are the counties that are near Turner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Turner:
- Marion County (The home county of Turner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turner, with the one closest to Turner listed first.
- Aumsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Four Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Four Corners is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Macleay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Macleay is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macleay
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Stayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sublimity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Badger Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Badger Corner is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Corner
- Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Santiam City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Santiam City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiam City
- Hayesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hayesville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chemawa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chemawa is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemawa
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turner, with the one closest to Turner listed first.
- North Albany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Albany is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Albany
- Wellsdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wellsdale is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsdale
- Adair Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Adair Village is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
- Lewisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Corvallis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Philomath
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wren is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Flynn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flynn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
- Clackamas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turner, with the one closest to Turner listed first.
- Wilhoit
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wilhoit is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhoit
- Molalla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Needy ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Needy is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needy
- Glen Avon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Avon is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
- Macksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Macksburg is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Liberal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liberal is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Barlow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Barlow is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turner, with the one closest to Turner listed first.
- West Scio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Scio is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scio
- Scio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Millersburg is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
- Crabtree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Draperville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Draperville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draperville
- Jordan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Lyons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Albany
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Irvinville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Irvinville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvinville
- Lacomb
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lacomb is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacomb
- Lebanon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tangent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- South Lebanon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- South Lebanon is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lebanon
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turner, with the one closest to Turner listed first.
- Eola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eola is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
- Salemtowne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Salemtowne is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemtowne
- Buena Vista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Independence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lincoln
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Monmouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Zena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zena is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
- Rickreall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Crowley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crowley is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Smithfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smithfield is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Dolph Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dolph Corner is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph Corner
- Dallas
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Airlie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Airlie is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- Yamhill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turner, with the one closest to Turner listed first.
- Hopewell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Amity
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eola Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Eola Village is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola Village
- Whiteson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteson is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteson
- Bellevue
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bellevue is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Dayton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- McMinnville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lafayette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Joseph
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Joseph is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Dundee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Willamina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Turner, see our County-by-County Page for Turner.
Cemeteries Near Turner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Turner.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Turner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Turner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Turner, with the one closest to Turner listed first.
- Twin Oaks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Penitentiary Annex Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Herron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hunsaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aumsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shaw Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stipp Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kimsey - Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (198 more) ...
- Cox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Looney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marion Friends Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Turner had a population of 208 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Turner had a population of 2,130 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Turner, with the one closest to Turner listed first.
- Aumsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Macleay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Macleay is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macleay
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Stayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ale ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ale
- Dencer ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dencer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dencer
- Sublimity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shelburn ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shelburn is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
- Stayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clymer ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clymer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymer
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Willard ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willard is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Turner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Turner.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Turner ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Turner.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Turner. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Turner and those printed in the larger area surrounding Turner.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<3> of Turner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Turner:
- Websites specific to Oregon
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Clackamas County
- Linn County
- Polk County
- Yamhill County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oregon
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Turner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Turner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |