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History · Murdock

Murdock’s post office opened in 1910, and 100% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1889 on.

1910first post office
0on the National Register
100%homes built before 1940
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How Murdock began

When was Murdock founded?

1910

The Murdock post office opened in 1910, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 37116 years
Founding year: the first Murdock post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Murdock’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Murdock are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18896 editions of the USGS map, 1889 to 1990. Watch Murdock change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Murdock’s history is told.

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On the map

Murdock on the map, 1889 to 1990

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Murdock. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Murdock on the 1889 USGS mapMurdock on the 1891 USGS mapMurdock on the 1901 USGS mapMurdock on the 1965 USGS mapMurdock on the 1985 USGS mapMurdock on the 1990 USGS map1889Cheney sheet · 1:125,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Murdock.

The story

How Murdock came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Murdock.

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The post office in Murdock was established in 1884, but it was called New Murdock until 1910.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Murdock

Nobody well known was born in Murdock itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Eugene John GerberCatholic bishop · b. 1931
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Sarah SmarshAmerican nonficiton writer · b. 1980
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George AitonAmerican baseball player · b. 1890
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Joe SeiwertAmerican politician · b. 1951
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Jon GnagyAmerican artist · b. 1907
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Mike CoykendallAmerican audio engineer · b. 1963

Questions about Murdock’s history

What year was Murdock founded?

The Murdock post office opened in 1910, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikipedia and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.