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Do you know of Murray ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Murray. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Murray.

We found mention of Murray as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Pierce County, Washington.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Communities Also Named Murray ...

We found 28 communities that share the name Murray.

Within Washington, the name Murray is unique.

Beyond Washington, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 27 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Newton County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Murray [Newton County].
    • California
      • Kings County
      • Please visit our profile page for the California community of Murray [Kings County].
    • Connecticut
      • Fairfield County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Murray [Fairfield County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Murray [Hillsborough County].
    • Idaho
      • Shoshone County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Murray [Shoshone County].
    • Indiana
      • Davies's County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Murray [Davies's County].
      • Wells County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Murray [Wells County].
    • Iowa
      • Clarke County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Murray [Clarke County].
    • Kentucky
      • Calloway County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Murray [Calloway County].
    • Maine
      • Aroostook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Murray [Aroostook County].
    • Michigan
      • Mackinac County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Murray [Mackinac County].
      • Sanilac County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Murray [Sanilac County].
    • Minnesota
      • Saint Louis County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Murray [Saint Louis County].
    • Montana
      • Custer County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Murray [Custer County].
    • Nebraska
      • Cass County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Murray [Cass County].
    • New Mexico
      • Socorro County
      • Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Murray [Socorro County].
    • New York
      • Orleans County
      • Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Murray [Orleans County].
    • North Dakota
      • Traill County
      • Please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Murray [Traill County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • Please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Murray.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clearfield County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Murray [Clearfield County].
      • Lebanon County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Murray [Lebanon County].
      • Sullivan County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Murray [Sullivan County].
    • South Carolina
      • Abbeville County
      • Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Murray [Abbeville County].
      • Lexington County
      • Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Murray [Lexington County].
    • South Dakota
      • Brown County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Murray [Brown County].
    • Texas
      • Young County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Murray [Young County].
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Murray [Salt Lake County].
    • West Virginia
      • Jackson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Murray [Jackson County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Murray ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Murray:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Murray - Services available: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924)
Published by Union Pacific Railroad

More Orphans in  Pierce County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Pierce County.

American LakeMedia
ArrowheadMenlo Park
 Metreco
BalchMobase
Bismarck 
Brew MillNisqually
 North Fort Lewis
Camp MurrayNorwood
Crescent Valley 
CrockerOakbrook
Cross 
 Paradise Inn
Day IslandPittsburg
DelanoPonder
DerringerPrescott
DoutyProctor
 Puyallup River
Edgewood - North Hill 
EdisonRigney
Elgin 
EvergreenShorewood Beach
 Southgate
FiskSpringfield
Fort SteilacoomStone
 Sunny Bay
Gravel CenterSylvan
Gravelly Lake 
GreendaleTacoma Point
 Tauwax
Key Center 
 Vega
Lake KapowsinVilla Beach
Lake Louise 
Lake ParkWapato
Lakewood CenterWegoe
Long BeachWest Tacoma
 Weston
MarionWeyerhauser
McChord Air Force Base 
McChordYoman Ferry
McNeil Island 

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Murray could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.









 

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