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Welcome to Murrays Corner ...

Murrays Corner is located in Erie County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Murrays Corner: Murrays Cor. (or less commonly used: Murrays Crn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Murrays Corner for more information about variations on the name of Murrays Corner.

Murrays Corner is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Murrays Corner: 716 & 624<3>

Communities Also Named Murrays Corner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Murrays Corner - it's located in Delaware.

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

Communities near Murrays Corner ...

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

  • North Tonawanda
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
  • Lockport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kenmore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Depew
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Batavia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Lancaster
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • East Aurora
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Medina
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Williamsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Sloan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sloan is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Murrays Corner ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Erie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Murrays Corner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 716 code has been Overlayed with the 624 area code. New phone numbers in the Murrays Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 716 or 624. As a result, placing a call in the Murrays Corner area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.