Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Murphy had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Murphy, with the one closest to Murphy listed first.
- Killduff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Killduff is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killduff
- Newton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Siding ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coal Siding was located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Siding
- Kellogg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Reasnor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reasnor is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reasnor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Galesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Galesburg is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Sully
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Metz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Metz is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Monroe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lynnville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Otley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Prairie City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Searsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Searsboro is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Grinnell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Baxter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ira
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ira is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Colfax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Newburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Laurel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Laurel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Green Castle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Green Castle is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
- Peoria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peoria is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Taintor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Taintor is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taintor
- Oswalt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oswalt is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswalt
- Cordova
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cordova is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Pella
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mingo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Murphy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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