Welcome to Murdocksville ...

Murdocksville is primarily located in Allegheny County<1>. A portion of Murdocksville extends into Beaver County and Washington County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Murdocksville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

Murdocksville is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Murdocksville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Murdocksville - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Murdocksville ...

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

• Pittsburgh
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
  • Pittsburgh is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburgh <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pittsburgh
  • From Murdocksville to Pittsburgh
• Weirton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirton
  • Weirton is located in Hancock County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weirton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Weirton
  • From Murdocksville to Weirton
• Steubenville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steubenville
  • Steubenville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steubenville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Steubenville
  • From Murdocksville to Steubenville
• Franklin Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
  • Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
• East Liverpool
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liverpool
  • East Liverpool is located in Columbiana County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Liverpool <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to East Liverpool
  • From Murdocksville to East Liverpool
• Economy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Economy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
  • Economy is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
• Canonsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonsburg
  • Canonsburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canonsburg <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Canonsburg
  • From Murdocksville to Canonsburg
• Aliquippa
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aliquippa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliquippa
  • Aliquippa is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aliquippa <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Aliquippa
  • From Murdocksville to Aliquippa
• Castle Shannon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Shannon
  • Castle Shannon is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Shannon <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Castle Shannon
  • From Murdocksville to Castle Shannon
• Beaver Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Falls
  • Beaver Falls is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Falls <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Beaver Falls
  • From Murdocksville to Beaver Falls

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Murdocksville ...

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

Adding Murdocksville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Murdocksville 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 Murdocksville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Murdocksville post office opened in 1833.

We also found Murdocksville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Murdocksville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Allegheny County: www.county.allegheny.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/