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>
While we didn't find Murphy in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Murphy. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Murphy listed first.
- Pecks Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pecks Run is located in Upshur County
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- Swamp Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
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- Ruraldale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ruraldale is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruraldale
- Buckhannon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Overhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Overhill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhill
- Elk City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
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- Ivy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ivy is located in Upshur County
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- Talbott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Talbott is located in Barbour County
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- Overfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Overfield is located in Barbour County
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- Wilmoth ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wilmoth is located in Barbour County
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- Calhoun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Calhoun is located in Barbour County
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- Philippi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Johnstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown is located in Harrison County
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- Lorentz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lorentz is located in Upshur County
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- Hampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton is located in Upshur County
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- Sand Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sand Run is located in Upshur County
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- Pepper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
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- Aberdeen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
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- Sago
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sago is located in Upshur County
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- Tallmansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Middle Fork ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Middle Fork is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Kingsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsville is located in Randolph County
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- Vannoys Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vannoys Mill is located in Barbour County
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- Romines Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Romines Mills is located in Harrison County
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- Hinkleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hinkleville is located in Upshur County
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- Kedron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kedron is located in Upshur County
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- Belington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Flora ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Flora is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
- Craigmoor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Craigmoor is located in Harrison County
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- Rockford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockford is located in Harrison County
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- Berlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
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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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