Welcome to Murvaul ...
Murvaul is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).
Murvaul is located in Panola County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Murvaul, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.
Time Zone: Murvaul lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Murvaul: 903 & 430<2>
Communities near Murvaul ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Murvaul.
- Carthage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tatum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tenaha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Timpson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timpson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timpson
- Timpson is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,130 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timpson <3>
- Garrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Beckville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Delray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
- Delray is located in Panola County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Delray
- From Murvaul to Delray
- Woods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woods. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Woods is located in Panola County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Woods
- From Murvaul to Woods
- Dotson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Murvaul. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Murvaul.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Murvaul. 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 Murvaul.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Murvaul. See our Newspapers Page for Murvaul.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Murvaul ...
Looking for more information about Murvaul? 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 Murvaul, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Murvaul.
Adding Murvaul to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Murvaul 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 Murvaul was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).
We also found Murvaul in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Murvaul post office opened in 1874.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Murvaul.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Panola, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Murvaul area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Murvaul area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |