Turners, Missouri

Turners or Turner is a small unincorporated community 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 Railroad (currently the BNSF Railroad) passed through the community.[2][3]

The location of Turners in Missouri.

A post office called Turners has been in operation since 1889.[4] The community has the name of an original owner of the site.[5]

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 3 October 2016.
  5. "Greene County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)



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