Turners, Missouri

The location of Turners in Missouri.

Turners or Turner is a small unincorporated community located in Greene County, Missouri, United States. ^[1] It lies on the southeast side of the James River floodplain, approximately 3.5 miles east of U.S. Route 65 in east Springfield.

The community lies at the intersection of Routes D and J near the confluence of Turner Creek with the James River. The old St. Louis–San Francisco Railway (currently the BNSF Railway) passed through the community. ^{[2] [3]}

A post office called Turners has been in operation since 1889. ^[4] The community carries the surname of an original owner of the site. ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Turners, Missouri
2. Ozark, MO, 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1945
3. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 52, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
5. "Greene County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
6. Turner's Missouri. By Rhonda Turner. White River Valley Historical Quarterly, Volume 8, Number 4 - Summer 1983. Accessed 5 November 2023.

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