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Welcome to Murphy ...

Murphy is located in Montgomery County<1>.

Murphy is 2,180 feet [664 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Murphy is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Murphy: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Murphy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Murphy: This one is located in Montgomery County and the other is located in Buchanan County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 23 communities that are also named Murphy - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kentucky, Michigan (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Murphy ...

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

  • Salem
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Christiansburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Radford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pearisburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Dublin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Pembroke
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Ellett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellett is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
  • Merrimac
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
  • Newport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Newport is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Prices Fork
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Murphy ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Murphy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Murphy area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Murphy area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.