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>
While we didn't find Murphys in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Murphys. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Murphys listed first.
- Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chase is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Portage Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Portage Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Center
- McComb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Findlay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mortimer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mortimer is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Van Buren
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Deweyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Deweyville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
- Benton Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Hoytville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hoytville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Wineland ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wineland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland
- Galatea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Galatea is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatea
- North Baltimore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shawtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shawtown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Bairdstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bairdstown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairdstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Hancock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Rawson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oil Center ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oil Center is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Townwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Townwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townwood
- Bloomdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hammansburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hammansburg is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammansburg
- Gilboa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gilboa is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Mount Cory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Cory is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Arcadia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cygnet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 Murphys, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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