Nearest Communities to Murphy,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Murphy, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Murphy:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Murphy is located in Owyhee County and is the County Seat.
The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Owyhee County: Ada, Canyon, Elmore, Twin Falls, Elko (NV), Humboldt (NV) & Malheur (OR).
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 67 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Murphy. Of these communities, 40 are located in counties other than Owyhee County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for Murphy (which is Owyhee County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Murphy
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Owyhee County (where Murphy resides)
- County Website: www.owyheecounty.net/
- County Seat for Owyhee: Murphy
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Idaho
- Owyhee County
- From Family Search:
- State of Idaho
- Owyhee County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Idaho
- Owyhee County
- Nearest Communities to Murphy ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Murphy.
- Guffey
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Sinker ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Reynolds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Wilson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Little Sugar Loaf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Sugar Loaf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sugar Loaf
- Little Sugar Loaf is located in Owyhee County
- Oreana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreana
- Oreana is located in Owyhee County
- Slacks Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slacks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slacks Corner
- Slacks Corner is located in Owyhee County
- Democrat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Morgan Place
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Place
- Morgan Place is located in Owyhee County
- Givens Hot Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Givens Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens Hot Springs
- Givens Hot Springs is located in Owyhee County
- Dewey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Silver City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Owyhee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver City <4>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Telegraph Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Telegraph Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph Hill
- Telegraph Hill is located in Owyhee County
- Petersons Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersons Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersons Crossing
- Petersons Crossing is located in Owyhee County
- Empire City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
- Empire City is located in Owyhee County
- De Lamar ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Lamar
- De Lamar is located in Owyhee County
- Spiry Place
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spiry Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiry Place
- Spiry Place is located in Owyhee County
- Carothers Place ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carothers Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carothers Place
- Carothers Place is located in Owyhee County
- Flint
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Rockville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Marsing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsing
- Marsing is located in Owyhee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marsing <4>
- Sands ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Claytonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Crill Place
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crill Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crill Place
- Crill Place is located in Owyhee County
- Doyle Place
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doyle Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle Place
- Doyle Place is located in Owyhee County
- Grand View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Grand View is located in Owyhee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand View <4>
- Triangle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Telegraph Hill
- Ada County
- County Website: www.adaweb.net/
- County Seat for Ada: Boise City
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Idaho
- Ada County
- From Family Search:
- State of Idaho
- Ada County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Idaho
- Ada County
- Nearest Communities to Murphy ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Murphy.
- Swan Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Falls
- Swan Falls is located in Ada County
- Mora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Kuna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuna
- Kuna is located in Ada County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,937 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kuna <4>
- Pleasant Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Pleasant Valley is located in Ada County
- Owyhee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast) - Leone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast) - Orchard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Sonna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Blacks Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blacks Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacks Creek
- Blacks Creek is located in Ada County
- Beatty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Meridian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Meridian is located in Ada County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121,182 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <4>
- Cloverdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Ada County
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- Ustick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north) - Boise Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise Junction
- Boise Junction is located in Ada County
- Hillcrest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast) - Perkins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast) - Regina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ustick
- Canyon County
- County Website: www.canyoncounty.org/
- County Seat for Canyon: Caldwell
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Idaho
- Canyon County
- From Family Search:
- State of Idaho
- Canyon County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Idaho
- Canyon County
- Nearest Communities to Murphy ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Murphy.
- Warrens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Walters Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Ferry
- Walters Ferry is located in Canyon County
- Melba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Melba is located in Canyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melba <4>
- Westma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Bowmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmont
- Bowmont is located in Canyon County
- Deal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Swartz Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swartz Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartz Corner
- Swartz Corner is located in Canyon County
- Kings Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
- Kings Corner is located in Canyon County
- Tiegs Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiegs Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiegs Corner
- Tiegs Corner is located in Canyon County
- Riverside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Riverside is located in Canyon County
- Nampa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nampa
- Nampa is located in Canyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103,215 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nampa <4>
- Karcher Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karcher Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karcher Junction
- Karcher Junction is located in Canyon County
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- Knowlton Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knowlton Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton Heights
- Knowlton Heights is located in Canyon County
- Fischer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Moss
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Midway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Underkoflers Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Underkoflers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underkoflers Corner
- Underkoflers Corner is located in Canyon County
- Sunnyslope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyslope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
- Sunnyslope is located in Canyon County
- Huston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huston
- Huston is located in Canyon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huston <4>
- Maddens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Knowlton Heights
- Malheur County
- County Website: www.malheurco.org/
- County Seat for Malheur: Vale (OR)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Oregon
- Malheur County
- From Family Search:
- State of Oregon
- Malheur County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Oregon
- Malheur County
- Nearest Communities to Murphy ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Murphy.
- Sheaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Rockville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Jordan Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Valley
- Jordan Valley is located in Malheur County (OR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jordan Valley <4>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Murphy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Murphy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2182, Longitude: -116.5523 In this case, the coordinates for Murphy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking. 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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |