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Welcome to Murraysville ...

Murraysville is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Murraysville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1843.

Murraysville is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Murraysville: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Murraysville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Murraysville - they are located in North Carolina, Ohio and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Murraysville ...

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

  • Parkersburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Belpre
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Ravenswood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Ripley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Middleport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pomeroy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Pomeroy is located in Meigs County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,740 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <4>
  • New Haven
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mason
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Syracuse
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Racine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Racine is located in Meigs County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 654 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Racine <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Murraysville ...

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

Adding Murraysville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Murraysville 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 Murraysville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Murraysville post office opened in 1843. The Murraysville post office closed in 1992.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Murraysville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Murraysville - 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 Murraysville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Murraysville 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/