Welcome to Murphreesboro ...
So far, we found very little information about Murphreesboro. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Murphreesboro to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Murphreesboro, please Contact Us.
Murphreesboro would have been located within present day Tallahatchie County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Murphreesboro, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Murphreesboro is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Murphreesboro was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Murphreesboro was located: 662 & 471<4>
Communities near Murphreesboro ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Murphreesboro.
- Grenada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coffeeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Glendora
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tillatoba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tillatoba is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillatoba
- Population from the 2010 Census: 91 people
- Leverett
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Paynes
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes
- Turkey Foot Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Turkey Foot Fork is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot Fork
- Crevi ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
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 Murphreesboro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Murphreesboro.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Murphreesboro. 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 Murphreesboro.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Murphreesboro. See our Newspapers Page for Murphreesboro.
Adding Murphreesboro to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Murphreesboro 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 Murphreesboro was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Murphreesboro.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Murphreesboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Tallahatchie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Murphreesboro - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Murphreesboro area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Murphreesboro area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |