Welcome to Murrays Crossroads ...

Murrays Crossroads is located in Schley County<1>.

The location of Murrays Crossroads has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Murrays Crossroads, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Murrays Crossroads: Murrays Xrds.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Murrays Crossroads for more information about variations on the name of Murrays Crossroads.

Murrays Crossroads is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Murrays Crossroads lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Murrays Crossroads (for example, toward Phenix City (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Murrays Crossroads is located in the (229) area code.

Communities near Murrays Crossroads ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Murrays Crossroads.

• Americus
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
  • Americus is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Americus <4>
• Montezuma
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
  • Montezuma is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <4>
• Putnam
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putnam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
  • Putnam is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,898 people
• Buena Vista
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Buena Vista is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <4>
• Ellaville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
  • Ellaville is located in Schley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellaville <4>
• Butler
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <4>
• Oglethorpe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglethorpe
  • Oglethorpe is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oglethorpe <4>
• Ideal
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ideal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
  • Ideal is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ideal <4>
• Norwich
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
  • Norwich is located in Taylor County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 222 people
• Andersonville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
  • Andersonville is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
  • Former name for Andersonville:
  • Anderson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Murrays Crossroads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Murrays Crossroads.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Murrays Crossroads. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Murrays Crossroads.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Murrays Crossroads. See our Newspapers Page for Murrays Crossroads.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Murrays Crossroads ...

Looking for more information about Murrays Crossroads? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Murrays Crossroads, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Murrays Crossroads.

Adding Murrays Crossroads to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Murrays Crossroads in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Murrays Crossroads was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Murrays Crossroads.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Murrays Crossroads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/