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Welcome to Turners Station ...

Turners Station is located in Sumner County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Turners Station: Turners Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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

Turners Station is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Turners Station: 615 & 629<3>

Communities Also Named Turners Station ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Turners Station - they are located in Kentucky and Virginia.

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

Communities near Turners Station ...

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

  • Gallatin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Portland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Hartsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Franklin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Simpson County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,046 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
  • Lafayette
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Scottsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Westmoreland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hall Town
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
    • Hall Town is located in Sumner County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
  • Castalian Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castalian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalian Springs
    • Castalian Springs is located in Sumner County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 556 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castalian Springs <4>
  • New Deal
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Deal have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
    • New Deal is located in Sumner County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 368 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 Station. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Turners Station.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Turners Station ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Sumner, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Turners Station - 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 615 code has been Overlayed with the 629 area code. New phone numbers in the Turners Station area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Turners Station 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.