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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Murphy had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Murphy, with the one closest to Murphy listed first.
- Saint Marys
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Newport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in Washington County
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- Vaucluse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vaucluse is located in Pleasants County (WV)
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- DeLong
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County (WV)
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- Spring Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Run is located in Pleasants County (WV)
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- Wade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wade is located in Washington County
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- Union Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Mills is located in Pleasants County (WV)
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- Raven Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Raven Rock is located in Pleasants County (WV)
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- Deucher
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Deucher is located in Washington County
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- Newell Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newell Run is located in Washington County
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- Belmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Calcutta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Calcutta is located in Pleasants County (WV)
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- Archers Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Archers Fork is located in Washington County
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- Eureka
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Pleasants County (WV)
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- Fay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fay is located in Washington County
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- Gracey
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gracey is located in Washington County
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- Willow Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County (WV)
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- Schultz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County (WV)
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- Maxwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maxwell is located in Pleasants County (WV)
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- Sugar Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County (WV)
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- Steel Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Steel Run is located in Washington County
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- Ward ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ward is located in Washington County
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- Cow Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cow Run is located in Washington County
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- Horseneck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County (WV)
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- Algeria ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Lytton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lytton is located in Pleasants County (WV)
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- Long Reach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Long Reach is located in Tyler County (WV)
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- Moss Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moss Run is located in Washington County
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- Sitka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sitka is located in Washington County
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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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