County · code 13287
Turner CountyGeorgia
Turner County is a county in Georgia, with its seat in Ashburn. The county was created on January 1, 1906, from parts of Dooly, Irwin, Wilcox, and Worth counties.
- Founded1906
- County seatAshburn
- Named forHenry Gray Turner
- Land area285 sq mi + 4.6 sq mi water
- Population9,006 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped5,714 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Turner on the map of Georgia
Georgia has 159 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1906 from Dooly County, Irwin County, Wilcox County and Worth County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Turner County was named after Henry Gray Turner. It was created by an act passed on August 18, 1905, and took effect on January 1, 1906, from Dooly, Irwin, Wilcox, and Worth counties.
- 1906Turner County created Turner created from Dooly, Irwin, Wilcox, and Worth. Act passed 18 August 1905; took effect 1 January 1906. · Ga. Laws 1905, no. 75/pp. 63-65
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Turner
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 5,714 parcels. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 21 January 2026 · checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Good enough
One point per address, 3,708 in all from Turner County.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Turner by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.
Zoning and code
County government
- County government
The official website of Turner County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Turner County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Turner County
- When was Turner County founded?
- Turner County was founded in 1906, formed from Dooly County, Irwin County, Wilcox County and Worth County, and named after Henry Gray Turner.
- What is the county seat of Turner County?
- The county seat of Turner County is Ashburn.
- Is there an online parcel map for Turner County?
- Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 5,714 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Turner County's boundary or name changed?
- Turner County was created in 1906 from Dooly County, Irwin County, Wilcox County and Worth County. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records no boundary change since.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Turner County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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