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 Railway (currently the BNSF Railway) 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 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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