Welcome to Murdock ...

Murdock is located in Warren County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Murdock, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

Murdock is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Murdock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Murdock - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Utah (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near Murdock ...

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

• Hamilton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <4>
• Middletown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Fairfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <4>
• Mason
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <4>
• Lebanon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
• Norwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Norwood is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <4>
• Springboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro
  • Springboro is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springboro <4>
• Forest Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Forest Park is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Park <4>
• Fort Thomas
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Thomas
  • Fort Thomas is located in Campbell County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Thomas <4>
• Monroe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <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 Murdock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Murdock.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Murdock ...

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

Adding Murdock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Murdock 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 Murdock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Murdock post office opened in 1866.

We also found Murdock in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Murdock.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Warren County: www.co.warren.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/