Welcome to Murray ...

Murray is located in Kings County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Murray, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1920.

Murray is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Murray lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Murray is within the boundaries of the (559) area code.

Communities Also Named Murray ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Murray - they are located in Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Murray.

Communities near Murray ...

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

• Lemoore
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoore
  • Lemoore is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemoore <4>
• Avenal
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenal
  • Avenal is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avenal <4>
• Huron
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
  • Huron is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huron <4>
• Kettleman City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettleman City
  • Kettleman City is located in Kings County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kettleman City <4>
• Vanguard
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanguard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanguard
  • Vanguard is located in Kings County
• Stratford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
  • Stratford is located in Kings County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratford <4>
• Coalinga
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalinga
  • Coalinga is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coalinga <4>
• Armona
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armona
  • Armona is located in Kings County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Armona <4>
• Five Points
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Five Points is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Five Points <4>
• Hub
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hub have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub
  • Hub is located in Kings County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Murray ...

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

Adding Murray to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Murray 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 Murray was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Murray post office opened in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Murray.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kings County: www.countyofkings.com/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/