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Welcome to Murtaugh ...

Murtaugh is located in Freeborn County<1>.

Murtaugh is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Murtaugh lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Murtaugh: 507 & 924<3>

Communities Also Named Murtaugh ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Murtaugh - it's located in Idaho.

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

Communities near Murtaugh ...

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

  • Austin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Albert Lea
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Mills
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Northwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Clarks Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Ellendale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Alden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Glenville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Geneva
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Kiester
    (19 miles [30.6 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 Murtaugh. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Murtaugh.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Murtaugh ...

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

Adding Murtaugh to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Murtaugh 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 Murtaugh was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Murtaugh.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Freeborn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Murtaugh - 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 507 code has been Overlayed with the 924 area code. New phone numbers in the Murtaugh area will be assigned with one of these codes: 507 or 924. As a result, placing a call in the Murtaugh 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.