Welcome to Murphy ...

Murphy is located in Owyhee County<1> and is the County Seat for Owyhee County.

The location of Murphy has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Murphy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Murphy is 2,800 feet [853 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Murphy is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Murphy: (208) and (986)<4>

The ZIP code for Murphy: 83650<5>

Communities Also Named Murphy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Murphy - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kentucky, Michigan (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Murphy.

Communities near Murphy ...

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

• 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.<2> 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 <6>
• 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 <6>
• 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
• 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
• Oreana
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreana
  • Oreana is located in Owyhee County
• Bowmont
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmont
  • Bowmont is located in Canyon 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.<2> 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
• 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
• 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 <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Murphy ...

Looking for more information about Murphy? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Murphy, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Murphy.

Adding Murphy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Murphy in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Murphy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Murphy post office opened in 1899.

We also found Murphy mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Murphy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Murphy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Owyhee County: www.owyheecounty.net/

The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/