Welcome to Murray ...

Murray is located in Traill County<1>.

The location of Murray has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Murray, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Murray is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Murray lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Murray lies within the (701) area code.

Communities Also Named Murray ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Murray - they are located in Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Murray ...

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

• Mayville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
  • Mayville is located in Traill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayville <4>
• Hillsboro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Traill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <4>
• Hatton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
  • Hatton is located in Traill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatton <4>
• Portland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in Traill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <4>
• Buxton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
  • Buxton is located in Traill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buxton <4>
• Reynolds
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynolds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
  • Reynolds is located in Grand Forks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynolds <4>
• Hunter
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Hunter is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <4>
• Grandin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
  • Grandin is located in Traill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandin <4>
• Galesburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
  • Galesburg is located in Traill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galesburg <4>
• Clifford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
  • Clifford is located in Traill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifford <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Murray ...

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

Adding Murray to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Murray 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 Murray was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Murray.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Murray. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/