Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Murphy came from various goverment sources (GNIS), we also found mention of Murphy in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Murphy. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Murphy data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Murphy:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Murphy is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

The GNIS database contains an entry for Murphy. See our Misc Page for Murphy for more information.