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Welcome to Murray Isle ...

Murray Isle is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Murray Isle, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Time Zone: Murray Isle lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Murray Isle: 315 & 680<2>

Communities near Murray Isle ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Murray Isle ...

Looking for more information about Murray Isle? 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 Murray Isle, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Murray Isle.

Adding Murray Isle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Murray Isle in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Murray Isle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Murray Isle post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Murray Isle.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Murray Isle area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Murray Isle area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/