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Welcome to Murphy ...

Murphy is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Murphy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Murphy is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Murphy: 636

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, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kentucky, Michigan (2), Mississippi (2), 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.

  • Saint Louis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Chesterfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Wildwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • University City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • University City is located in Saint Louis City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
  • Ballwin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ballwin is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,094 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballwin <3>
  • Kirkwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
  • Maryland Heights
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Maryland Heights is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,895 people
  • Webster Groves
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Webster Groves is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Groves
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,896 people
  • Arnold
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Arnold is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <3>
  • Creve Coeur
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Creve Coeur is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creve Coeur
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Murphy, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 (so far) for Murphy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Murphy post office opened in 1894. The Murphy post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Murphy.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Murphy - 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/