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Welcome to Murphy Hot Springs ...

Murphy Hot Springs is located in Owyhee County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Murphy Hot Springs: Murphy Hot Spgs. (or less commonly used: Murphy Hot Spngs. or Murphy Hot Sprngs.)

Murphy Hot Springs is 5,350 feet [1,631 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Murphy Hot Springs is 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Murphy Hot Springs lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Murphy Hot Springs, you will soon leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area Codes for Murphy Hot Springs: 208 & 986<3>

Communities near Murphy Hot Springs ...

We have created a list of 3 communities that are near Murphy Hot Springs.

  • Three Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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    • Three Creek is located in Owyhee County
  • Jarbidge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Bruno City ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruno City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Bruno City is located in Elko County (NV)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Murphy Hot Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Murphy Hot Springs.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Murphy Hot Springs ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Owyhee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Murphy Hot Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Murphy Hot Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Murphy Hot Springs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.