Welcome to Murchison ...

Murchison is located in Yancey County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Murchison, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

Murchison is 2,920 feet [890 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Murchison is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Murchison: 828

Communities Also Named Murchison ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Murchison - they are located in Manitoba, Ontario and Texas.

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

Websites for Murchison ...

Chamber of Commerce: www.yanceychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Murchison, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Murchison ...

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

Black Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Mountain
- Black Mountain is located in Buncombe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,256 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Mountain <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Black Mountain
- From Murchison to Black Mountain
Woodfin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodfin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfin
- Woodfin is located in Buncombe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,679 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodfin <3>
Weaverville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverville
- Weaverville is located in Buncombe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,039 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weaverville <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Weaverville
- From Murchison to Weaverville
Spruce Pine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Spruce Pine is located in Mitchell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spruce Pine <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Spruce Pine
- From Murchison to Spruce Pine
Mars Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Mars Hill is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,881 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mars Hill <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mars Hill
- From Murchison to Mars Hill
Burnsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Burnsville is located in Yancey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Burnsville
- From Murchison to Burnsville
Ernestville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ernestville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
Montreat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montreat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreat
- Montreat is located in Buncombe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montreat <3>
Old Fort
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Old Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fort
- Old Fort is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Fort <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Old Fort
- From Murchison to Old Fort
Bakersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Bakersville is located in Mitchell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bakersville <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bakersville
- From Murchison to Bakersville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Murchison ...

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

Adding Murchison to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Murchison 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 for Murchison was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Murchison post office opened in 1906.

We also found Murchison on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Murchison.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Yancey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Murchison - 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>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/