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Turton South Dakota Map

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CityTurton
StateSouth Dakota (SD)
CountySpink County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude45.049688
Longitude-98.095646
Population55
Density57.9 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code57477
Area Code605
County SeatRedfield
School DistrictDoland School District 56-2

About Turton, South Dakota

Turton is a locality in Spink County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 55. The population density is 57.9 people per km². Turton is located at 45.0497°N, 98.0956°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Turton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57477.

Turton occupies a flat expanse of the northern plains where the horizon pulls the sky taut against the earth. It lies 34.4 miles south-southeast of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 146°T), and is situated 49.0 miles west-northwest of Watertown. Timber Creek meanders a mile away, its slow, dark water carving a thin line through the heavy soil that defines this landscape. When the sun drops low, the light catches the dust kicked up from gravel roads, turning the air into a golden, suspended haze that settles over the fields. To the west, the faint, blue-gray silhouette of Doland Ridge marks the edge of the world, a distant reminder of the geologic shifts that shaped this quiet territory.

Turton grew from the ambitions of the early rail era, serving as a vital point for the movement of grain across the vast, productive prairie. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the harvest, with steel silos standing as the primary architecture of the region. Residents often look toward the Spink County Waterfowl Production Area to witness the seasonal shifts in bird migration, a natural cadence that marks the passing of the year more reliably than any calendar. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a long-established agricultural settlement, where the collective focus stays fixed on the soil and the weather that dictates the fortunes of the season.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Spink County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 8.5 mi, 032° NE
  • Wagner (State Conservation Area) — 12.9 mi, 068° E
  • Bodi (State Conservation Area) — 13.2 mi, 023° NE
  • Day County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 14.7 mi, 051° NE
  • Dry Lake (State Recreation Area) — 19.8 mi, 115° SE
  • Cottonwood Lake (State Recreation Area) — 20.0 mi, 075° E
  • Old Cannon (Registered Battlefield) — 27.3 mi, 360° N
  • Aviation War Memorial (Monument) — 32.0 mi, 331° NW
  • Jewett Theater (Theatre) — 33.5 mi, 326° NW
  • Dacotah Prairie Museum (Museum) — 34.4 mi, 326° NW
  • Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 42.1 mi, 323° NW
  • Waubay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 42.9 mi, 056° NE · 9,262 acres
  • Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.3 mi, 347° N · 39k acres
  • Watertown Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 46.0 mi, 100° E
  • World's Largest Pheasant (Monument) — 47.2 mi, 186° S
  • South Dakota Game Fish and Parks - Wildlife Division (State Park) — 47.6 mi, 039° NE
  • Dakotaland Museum (Museum) — 47.9 mi, 188° S
  • Marshall County Prayer Rock Museum (Museum) — 53.9 mi, 018° N
  • Donald Christman Toy Museum (Museum) — 54.2 mi, 126° SE
  • Watson School (Historic Ruins) — 62.2 mi, 208° SW
  • Domsch School (Historic Ruins) — 63.0 mi, 210° SW
  • Grant County Historical Society Agricultural Museum (Museum) — 63.3 mi, 087° E
  • Mill Theatres (Cinema) — 72.1 mi, 080° E
  • Willard Andrews Lookout (Viewpoint) — 74.0 mi, 070° E

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About This Turton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Turton, South Dakota. Coordinates: 45.049688, -98.095646. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Turton includes the ZIP code (57477), telephone area code (605), county seat of Spink County (Redfield), and school district assignment (Doland School District 56-2).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedAugust 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.