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Turner

Ghost town · Jasper County, Iowa

Oakland Acres quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1980, 1:24,000)
Oakland Acres quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1980, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Turner is a ghost town in Jasper County, Iowa. It is one of 3 former communities in Jasper County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 38th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Turner as a historical populated place on the Oakland Acres topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 41.7022° N, 92.8180° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOakland Acres
Elevation895 ft
Nearest living townOakland Acres, IA
Distance to it1.3 miles
GNIS feature ID464218
Coordinates41.70222, -92.81797

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What's there now

Turner is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Oakland Acres, IA (population 187), about 1.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 895 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Turner?

Turner is in Jasper County, Iowa, at 41.7022, -92.8180.

How many ghost towns are in Jasper County?

Jasper County, Iowa has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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