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Welcome to Murphysville ...

Murphysville is located in Mason County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Murphysville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1830.

Murphysville is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Murphysville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Murphysville: 606

Communities near Murphysville ...

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

  • Maysville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Flemingsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Carlisle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Manchester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ripley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Ripley is located in Brown County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <3>
  • Aberdeen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Augusta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Washington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Washington is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Brooksville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Olivet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Murphysville ...

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

Adding Murphysville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Murphysville 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 (so far) for Murphysville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Murphysville post office opened in 1830. The Murphysville post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Murphysville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Mason, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Murphysville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/