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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. In 2020, Murphy had a population of 20,844 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Murphy, with the one closest to Murphy listed first.

  • Parker
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sachse
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Paul
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Paul is located in Collin County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Pleasant Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Wylie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Wylie is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wylie <2>
  • Lucas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lucas is located in Collin County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
  • Plano
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Plano is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 291,296 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <2>
  • Garland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Allen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Allen is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,379 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <2>
  • Richardson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rowlett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Renner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Renner is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
  • Lavon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Rockwall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Millwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Millwood is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
  • Copeville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Princeton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • McKinney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Reinhardt
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Reinhardt is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinhardt
  • Fate
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Fate is located in Rockwall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fate
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,434 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fate <2>
  • Nevada
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Lebanon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lebanon is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Rawlins
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rawlins is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins
  • New Hope
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • New Hope is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • Heath
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Heath is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,718 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <2>

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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