Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Murphy in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Murphy. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Murphy listed first.
- Aurora
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lockwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lockwood is located in Merrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Chapman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marquette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grand Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stockham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stockham is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Paddock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Paddock is located in Merrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
- Doniphan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trumbull
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harvard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Henderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Central City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hansen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hansen is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansen
- Saint Libory
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Alda
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bradshaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Archer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Inland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Arborville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arborville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arborville
- Abbott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Abbott is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Saronville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sutton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lushton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lushton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lushton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
- Verona
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Verona is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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