Welcome to Murphy ...Murphy is located in Washington County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Murphy, 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. Murphy is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Murphy lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Murphy: 662 & 471<3> Communities Also Named Murphy ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Murphy: This one is located in Washington County and the other is located in Yalobusha County. Beyond Mississippi, there are 23 communities that are also named Murphy - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kentucky, Michigan (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.
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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Murphy. Footnotes ...
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