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Welcome to Murrycross ...

Murrycross is located in Etowah County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Murrycross, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Murrycross is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Murrycross lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Murrycross (for example, toward Cave Spring (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities near Murrycross ...

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

  • Gadsden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Boaz
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Boaz is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,706 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boaz <3>
  • Rainbow City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Southside
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Attalla
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Glencoe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Piedmont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Hokes Bluff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Centre
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Collinsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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 Murrycross. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Murrycross.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Murrycross. 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 Murrycross.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Murrycross ...

Looking for more information about Murrycross? 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 Murrycross, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Murrycross.

Adding Murrycross to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Murrycross 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 (so far) for Murrycross was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Murrycross post office opened in 1898. The Murrycross post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Murrycross.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Etowah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Murrycross - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/