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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Murphys Corner (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Murphys Corner. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Murphys Corner ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Murphys Corner: Murphys Cor. (or less commonly used: Murphys Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Murphys Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Murphys Corner may originally have been Murphy's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Murphys Corner might be written as Murphy Corner.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Murphys Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Murphys Corner.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Murphys Corner is located in Snohomish County.

To see how the shape of Washington's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Snohomish County: Chelan, Island, King & Skagit.

Below are the counties that are near Murphys Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Murphys Corner:

  • Snohomish County     (The home county of Murphys Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murphys Corner, with the one closest to Murphys Corner listed first.
    • Osborn Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Osborn Corner is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn Corner
    • Seattle Hill - Silver Firs
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Mill Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Martha Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Martha Lake is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha Lake
    • Lake Stickney
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Lake Stickney is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Stickney
    • Paine Field - Lake Stickney
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Larimers Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Larimers Corner is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimers Corner
    • North Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • North Creek is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
    • Clearview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Clearview is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
    • Harbour Pointe
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Harbour Pointe is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Pointe
    • Picnic Point - North Lynnwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Canyon Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Canyon Park is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Park
    • Alderwood Manor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Alderwood Manor is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderwood Manor
  • Island County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murphys Corner, with the one closest to Murphys Corner listed first.
    • Clinton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bay View
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bay View is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
    • Langley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Freeland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Camp Diana
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Camp Diana is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Diana
    • Greenbank
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Juniper Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Juniper Beach is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
    • Camano
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murphys Corner, with the one closest to Murphys Corner listed first.
    • Port Ludlow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Beaver Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Beaver Valley is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
    • Marrowstone
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Nordland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Chimacum
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Port Hadlock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Irondale ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Irondale is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
    • Port Hadlock - Irondale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Port Townsend
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • King County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murphys Corner, with the one closest to Murphys Corner listed first.
    • Silver Firs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Silver Firs is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Firs
    • Northwest Snohomish
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Northwest Snohomish is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest Snohomish
    • Bothell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Day City ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Day City is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day City
    • Kenmore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Woodinville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lake Forest Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Sheridan Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Sheridan Beach is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Beach
    • North City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • North City is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
    • Kingsgate
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Kingsgate is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
    • Richmond Highlands
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Richmond Highlands is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Highlands
    • Shoreline
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cottage Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cottage Lake is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Lake
  • Kitsap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murphys Corner, with the one closest to Murphys Corner listed first.
    • Kingston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Hansville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Indianola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Gamble
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Suquamish
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Madison
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Port Madison is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Madison
    • Manitou Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Manitou Beach is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Beach
    • Rolling Bay
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rolling Bay is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Bay
    • Yeomalt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Yeomalt is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomalt
    • Lofall
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Lofall is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofall
    • Bainbridge Island
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bainbridge Island is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,358 people
      • Bainbridge Island has also been known as:
      • Winslow
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge Island <2>
    • Keyport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Poulsbo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Skagit County
    • Lake McMurray
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Lake McMurray is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake McMurray

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Murphys Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Murphys Corner.

Cemeteries Near Murphys Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Murphys Corner.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Murphys Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Murphys Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Murphys Corner, with the one closest to Murphys Corner listed first.

  • Cypress Lawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Floral Hills Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Hills Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Floral Hills Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Lynnwood.
    • The Floral Hills Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Greenland Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #210822 <3>
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gar Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Abbey View Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodinville Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Swedbergs Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Holyrood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Machzikay Hadath Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machzikay Hadath Cemetery
    • The Machzikay Hadath Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Seattle Sephardic Brotherhood Cemetery
  • Acacia Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acacia Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Acacia Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<4> to the north of Lake City.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76695 <3>
  • Continue List   (56 more) ...

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Murphys Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Murphys Corner.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Murphys Corner, with the one closest to Murphys Corner listed first.

  • Cathcart
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cathcart is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathcart
  • Snohomish
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lowell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lowell is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Mukilteo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bothell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Grace
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Grace is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
  • Everett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Everett is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,482 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <2>
  • Wayne
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Wayne is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
  • Woodinville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Day City ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Day City is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day City
  • Edmonds
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Monroe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Monroe is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,681 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <2>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Machias
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Machias is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machias
    • Juanita
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Juanita is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juanita
    • York
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • York is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Murphys Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Murphys Corner.

Newspapers Published in Murphys Corner ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Murphys Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Murphys Corner, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Murphys Corner.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Murphys Corner:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Murphys Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<5>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 Murphys Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.