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Welcome to Murchisons ...

So far, we found very little information about Murchisons. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Murchisons to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Murchisons, please Contact Us.

Murchisons would have been located within present day Bartow County<2>.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Murchisons is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Murchisons was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

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

The Area Codes where Murchisons was located: 404, 470, 678 & 770<4>

Websites for Murchisons ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.barrowchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Murchisons, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Murchisons ...

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

  • Rome
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Rome is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,764 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <5>
  • Cartersville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Calhoun
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Calhoun Ferry
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
  • Ligon ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Ligon is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
    • Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
  • Corbin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Corbin is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
    • Estimated population in 2019: 10,521 people
  • Adairsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockmart
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Euharlee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Seney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Seney is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people

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

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

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

Adding Murchisons to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Murchisons in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Murchisons.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Murchisons, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Bartow, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Murchisons - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 404 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470, 678 or 770. New phone numbers in the Murchisons area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Murchisons area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.