Turners, Missouri

Turners is a small unincorporated community in Greene County, Missouri, United States. It lies about five miles east of Springfield at the intersection of Route D and Route J. At one time it was a passenger stop along the railway. Today it has a store with a post office, a cemetery, and a couple of houses. The Turners Station store located in Turners was started in 1889 by Edy Turner. She had seven children and several slaves that came with her from Tennessee. The store is a deli, general grocery, and U.S. Post Office. The store is now run by a sixth generation Turner, Jill Stoner.

Turners is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Municipalities and communities of Greene County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Springfield

Cities	Ash Grove Battlefield Fair Grove Republic‡ Rogersville‡ Springfield‡ Strafford Walnut Grove Willard

Townships	Brookline Cass Clay East Republic Murray Pond Creek Springfield Taylor Walnut Grove Washington West Republic Wilson

Unincorporated communities	Bois D'Arc Cave Spring Logan Ebenezer Oak Grove Heights Plano Turners

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 37°10′51″N 93°09′20″W / 37.18083°N 93.15556°W / 37.18083; -93.15556

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