Explore Turton, South Dakota, with this interactive street and satellite map.
| City | Turton |
| State | South Dakota (SD) |
| County | Spink County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 45.049688 |
| Longitude | -98.095646 |
| Population | 55 |
| Density | 57.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 57477 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| County Seat | Redfield |
| School District | Doland School District 56-2 |
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.
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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 generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |