Turner Colony Montana Map

About Turner Colony, Montana

Turner Colony is a locality in Blaine County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 157. The population density is 70.7 people per km². Turner Colony is located at 48.7583°N, 108.4349°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59542.

Turner Colony exists as a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of the High Plains. It lies 158.2 miles north-east of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 56°T), and is situated 24.3 miles north-east of Fort Belknap Agency. The land here rolls in broad, sweeping gestures, a canvas of tawny grasses and sagebrush under a sky that seems impossibly vast. In the distance, the faint, blue haze of the Bear Paw Mountains offers a soft, undulating horizon, a gentle punctuation to the otherwise uninterrupted expanse. The air, when it moves, carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the dust of the earth and the faint, sweet perfume of wild flowers that bloom defiantly in the summer heat. The very light here possesses a peculiar quality, sharpening at dawn to a crisp, almost crystalline clarity, and softening at dusk into a deep, burnished gold that seems to soak into the very soil. The history of Turner Colony is etched in the resilience of those who first sought to tame this rugged landscape, their lives interwoven with the cycles of agriculture and ranching that continue to define its economy. For generations, the land has yielded wheat and barley, its bounty a hard-won victory against the elements, and cattle graze on the open range, their silhouettes stark against the wide-open sky. This has always been a place where the pace of life is dictated by the seasons and the needs of the land, a stark contrast to the hurried clamor of more populated regions. There is a quiet dignity to Turner Colony, a sense of self-sufficiency born from necessity and a deep respect for the raw, untamed beauty of its surroundings.

About This Turner Colony Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Turner Colony, Montana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 48.758336, -108.43486. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Turner Colony and Blaine County.

Detailed location data for Turner Colony includes the ZIP code (59542), telephone area code (406), county seat of Blaine County (Chinook), and school district assignment (Turner Elementary School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Turner Colony is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.