Welcome to Murphy ...The town of Murphy is located in Cherokee County<1> and is the County Seat for Cherokee County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Murphy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1839. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Murphy has a population of 1,648 people<2> (see below for details). Murphy is 1,520 feet [463 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Murphy lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Murphy: 828 The ZIP code for Murphy: 28906<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Murphy had an population of 1,648 people. This is an increase of 1.29% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.1% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Murphy had a population of 1,627 people (or 5.93% of the total population of Cherokee County). This makes Murphy the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Murphy represents 0.02% of the population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 275th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,627 people, the population of Murphy increased 3.76% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,568 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Murphy. 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), Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia (2) and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Murphy. Websites for Murphy ...Chamber of Commerce: www.cherokeecountychamber.com/ Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Murphy, the following might be of interest: 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. Our list includes 6 papers. 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Murphy, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Murphy. Footnotes ...
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