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Nearest Communities to Murphy,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Murphy, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Murphy:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Murphy.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Murphy is located in Hamilton County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hamilton County: Adams, Clay, Fillmore, Hall, Merrick, Polk & York.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 75 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Murphy. Of these communities, 66 are located in counties other than Hamilton County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Murphy (which is Hamilton County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Murphy

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Hamilton County   (where Murphy resides)
    • County Website:   https://hamiltoncountyne.gov/
    • County Seat for Hamilton:   Aurora
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Murphy   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Murphy.
      • Aurora
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Phillips
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Giltner
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Marquette
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hampton
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Kronborg
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Kronborg is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronborg
      • 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
      • Overland
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Overland is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland
      • Hordville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Adams County
    • County Website:   https://adamscountyne.gov/
    • County Seat for Adams:   Hastings
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Murphy   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Murphy.
      • Hansen
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Hansen is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansen
      • Blaine
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Blaine is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
      • Halloran
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Halloran is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halloran
      • Kingswood Plaza
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Kingswood Plaza is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Plaza
      • Countryside Parks
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Countryside Parks is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Parks
      • Good Samaritan Village
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Hastings
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Level
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Level is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
      • Ingleside
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Ingleside is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
      • Prosser
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Prosser is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
      • Juniata
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Muriel
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Muriel is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muriel
      • Hayland
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Hayland is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayland
  • Clay County
    • County Website:   https://claycounty.ne.gov/
    • County Seat for Clay:   Clay Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Murphy   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Murphy.
      • Trumbull
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Harvard
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Inland
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Saronville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sutton
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Verona
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Verona is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
      • Clay Center
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Glenvil
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Anan
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Anan is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anan
      • Fairfield
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Fillmore County
  • Hall County
    • County Website:   https://www.hallcountyne.gov/
    • County Seat for Hall:   Grand Island
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Murphy   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Murphy.
      • Kuesters Lake
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Kuesters Lake is located in Hall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuesters Lake
      • Kingwood Estates
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Kingwood Estates is located in Hall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood Estates
      • Grand Island
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Parkview
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Parkview is located in Hall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkview
      • Pioneer Estates
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Pioneer Estates is located in Hall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Estates
      • Doniphan
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Alda
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Ovina
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Ovina is located in Hall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovina
      • Abbott
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Abbott is located in Hall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
      • Rosedale
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Rosedale is located in Hall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
      • Wood River
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Cairo
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Cameron
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Cameron is located in Hall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Howard County
  • Merrick County
    • County Website:   https://merrickcounty.ne.gov/
    • County Seat for Merrick:   Central City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Murphy   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Murphy.
      • 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)
      • Paddock
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Paddock is located in Merrick County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
      • Riverside Park
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Riverside Park is located in Merrick County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
      • Central City
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Heber
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Heber is located in Merrick County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber
      • Worms
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Worms is located in Merrick County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worms
      • Hord
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Hord is located in Merrick County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
      • Archer
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Palmer
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Clarks
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Polk County
  • York County
    • County Website:   https://www.yorkcounty.ne.gov/
    • County Seat for York:   York
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Murphy   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Murphy.
      • Henderson
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bradshaw
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Arborville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Arborville is located in York County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arborville
      • Charlestown ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Charlestown is located in York County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
      • 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
      • Mapps
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Mapps is located in York County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapps
      • Benedict
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Knox
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Knox is located in York County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
      • York
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • McCool Junction
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Houston
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Houston is located in York County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Murphy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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