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Welcome to Murdo ...

Murdo is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Murdo is located in Oldham County<1>.

Murdo is 3,540 feet [1,079 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Murdo is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Murdo lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Murdo, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Murdo: 806

Communities Also Named Murdo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Murdo - it's located in South Dakota.

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

Communities near Murdo ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Murdo.

  • Channing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Tascosa ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tascosa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tascosa
    • Tascosa is located in Oldham County
  • Hartley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Masterson
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masterson
    • Masterson is located in Moore County
  • Vega
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vega have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
    • Vega is located in Oldham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vega <3>
  • Dumas
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Wildorado
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildorado have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildorado
    • Wildorado is located in Oldham County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildorado <3>
  • Adrian
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adrian have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
    • Adrian is located in Oldham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adrian <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Murdo ...

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

Adding Murdo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Murdo in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Murdo was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Murdo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Oldham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Murdo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.