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Welcome to Murtaugh ...The city of Murtaugh is located in Twin Falls County<1>. The pronunciation of Murtaugh: MUR-taw<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Murtaugh, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Murtaugh has a population of 178 people<3> (see below for details). Murtaugh is 4,080 feet [1,244 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Murtaugh is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Murtaugh lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you leave Murtaugh and travel south, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT). Telephone area codes for Murtaugh: (208) and (986)<5> The ZIP code for Murtaugh: 83344<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Murtaugh had an population of 178 people. This is an increase of 54.78% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 28.06% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Murtaugh had a population of 115 people. This makes Murtaugh the county's 8th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 115 people, the population of Murtaugh decreased 17.27% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 139 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Murtaugh. Communities Also Named Murtaugh ...Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Murtaugh - it's located in Minnesota. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Murtaugh. Communities near Murtaugh ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Murtaugh.
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 Murtaugh. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Murtaugh. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Murtaugh. 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 Murtaugh. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Murtaugh. See our Newspapers Page for Murtaugh. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Murtaugh ...Looking for more information about Murtaugh? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Murtaugh, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Murtaugh. Adding Murtaugh to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Murtaugh 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 Murtaugh was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9> We also found Murtaugh mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924). For more details, see References and Mentions for Murtaugh. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Murtaugh. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Twin Falls County: www.twinfallscounty.org/ The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/ Footnotes ...
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