County · code 46125
Turner CountySouth Dakota
Turner County is in South Dakota and has its county seat in Parker. The county was formed on January 13, 1871 from the Dakota Territory.
- Founded1871
- County seatParker
- Named forJohn W. Turner
- Land area617 sq mi + 0.6 sq mi water
- Population8,673 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped10,114 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Turner on the map of South Dakota
South Dakota has 66 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1871 from Jayne County and Lincoln County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Turner County was created by Dakota Territory from the former counties of Jayne and Lincoln. The county was named after John W. Turner. When South Dakota became a state in 1889, Turner became an official county of the state.
- 1871Turner County created Turner created by Dakota Territory in present South Dakota from Jayne (Dakota Territory, extinct) and Lincoln.from Jaynefrom Lincoln· Dak. Terr. Laws 1870, 9th sess., ch. 10, sec. 8/p. 406
- 1889Became part of South Dakota Turner became a county in the state of South Dakota. · U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676-684; U.S. Stat., vol. 26, no. 5/pp. 1548-1549; Swindler, 9:107-109; Van Zandt, 134
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 10,114 parcels from Turner County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Turner County yet.
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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.
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 1871, formed from Jayne County and Lincoln County, and named after John W. Turner.
- What is the county seat of Turner County?
- The county seat of Turner County is Parker.
- Is there an online parcel map for Turner County?
- Yes. Turner County publishes a parcel map of 10,114 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 1871 from Jayne County and Lincoln County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change.
- 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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