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Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Murphy Junction (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Murphy Junction. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Murphy Junction ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Murphy Junction: Murphy Jct. (or less commonly used: Murphy Jctn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Murphy Junction. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Murphy Junction.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Murphy Junction is located in Buncombe County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Buncombe County: Haywood, Henderson, Madison, McDowell, Rutherford, Transylvania & Yancey.
Below are the counties that are near Murphy Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Murphy Junction:
- Buncombe County (The home county of Murphy Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphy Junction, with the one closest to Murphy Junction listed first.
- Emma
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Emma is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Asheville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Asheville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- West Asheville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Asheville
- Redwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Redwood Village is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Woodfin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sayles Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sayles Village is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayles Village
- Biltmore Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Biltmore Forest is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
- Shiloh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Acton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Acton is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Azalea
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Azalea is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
- Enka Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Enka Village is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enka Village
- Enka
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphy Junction, with the one closest to Murphy Junction listed first.
- Morning Star
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morning Star is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star
- Canton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- West Canton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- West Canton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Canton
- Cruso
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- Bethel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Clyde
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lake Junaluska
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Teague ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Teague is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Waynesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hazelwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphy Junction, with the one closest to Murphy Junction listed first.
- Fletcher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mills River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Naples
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Naples is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Gerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Home
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Horse Shoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bearwallow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Balfour
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Balfour is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balfour
- Cumberland Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Pinehurst
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pinehurst is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- U-No
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- U-No is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for U-No
- Jackson County
- Balsam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphy Junction, with the one closest to Murphy Junction listed first.
- Rollins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Ivy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Mars Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Petersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Marshall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trust
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Trust is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Walnut
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Bethel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Spring Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Foster Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Stackhouse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphy Junction, with the one closest to Murphy Junction listed first.
- Dendron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Moffitt Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Moffitt Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt Hill
- Old Fort
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lackey Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Greenlee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Providence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Sugar Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Polk County
- Melrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphy Junction, with the one closest to Murphy Junction listed first.
- Village of Chimney Rock Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Village of Chimney Rock Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Chimney Rock Village
- Estimated population in 2015: 108 people
- Chimney Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Lure
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Whitehouse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Whitehouse is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Transylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphy Junction, with the one closest to Murphy Junction listed first.
- Penrose
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pisgah Forest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Seven Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Brevard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Balsam Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yancey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphy Junction, with the one closest to Murphy Junction listed first.
- Murchison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Pensacola
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Concord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Low Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Hamrick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Burnsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Celo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Higgins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Micaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Day Book
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Newdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Ramseytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Cocke County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphy Junction, with the one closest to Murphy Junction listed first.
- Tom Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tom Town is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
- Wolf Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Unicoi County (TN)
- Flag Pond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Murphy Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Murphy Junction.
Cemeteries Near Murphy Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Murphy Junction.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Murphy Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Murphy Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Murphy Junction, with the one closest to Murphy Junction listed first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Asheville Cemetery
- City of Asheville Riverside Cemetery
- Green Hills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fore - Rutledge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fore - Rutledge Cemetery
- The Fore - Rutledge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fore Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Violet Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rich Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Academy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rhodes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Acton UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (485 more) ...
- Sunset Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Murphy Junction had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Murphy Junction, with the one closest to Murphy Junction listed first.
- Emma
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Emma is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- West Asheville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- West Asheville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Asheville
- Asheville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Grace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grace is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Sulphur Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Biltmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Biltmore is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Acton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Acton is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Juno
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Juno is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
- Buena Vista
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Azalea
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Azalea is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
- Riceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riceville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Candler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Skyland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Busbee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Busbee is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busbee
- Alexander
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Murphy Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Murphy Junction.
Newspapers Published in Murphy Junction ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Murphy Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Murphy Junction, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Murphy Junction.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Murphy Junction:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Buncombe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Haywood County
- Henderson County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- McDowell County
- Polk County
- Rutherford County
- Transylvania County
- Yancey County
- Cocke County
- Unicoi County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Murphy Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Murphy Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |