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Welcome to Murphytown ...

Murphytown is located in Wood County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Murphytown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Murphytown is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Murphytown: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Murphytown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Murphytown - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Murphytown ...

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

  • Parkersburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Marietta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Marietta is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <4>
  • Vienna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Belpre
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <4>
  • Williamstown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Saint Marys
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Belmont
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Belmont is located in Pleasants County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • Elizabeth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • North Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • North Hills is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Coolville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Murphytown ...

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

Adding Murphytown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Murphytown in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Murphytown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Murphytown post office opened in 1891. The Murphytown post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Murphytown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Wood, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Murphytown - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Murphytown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Murphytown 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/