Murray, Indiana

Murray, Indiana
Unincorporated community
"Welcome to Murray, Indiana!"
Wells County's location in Indiana
Murray Location of Murray in Wells County
Coordinates: 40°47′31″N85°12′03″W / 40.79194°N 85.20083°W / 40.79194; -85.20083
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Wells
Township	Lancaster
Elevation [1]	807 ft (246 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	46714
Area code	260
FIPS code	18-51966 [2]
GNIS feature ID	439894 [1]

Murray is an unincorporated area near Lancaster Township, Wells County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. ^[1]

History

An old variant name of the community was called New Lancaster. ^[3] A post office was established at Murray in 1837, and remained in operation until 1902. ^[4]

On February 29, 1996, Murray was inadvertently strafed by a military aircraft, though no injuries resulted. ^[5]

In January 2020, a town-wide vote took place which led to Zakary J. Dobson being the mayor of Murray. The vote also proclaimed Evan C. Saunders as the Sheriff of Murray. Evan's wife, Shelby Saunders, is Deputy. ^[6]

Former Mayor's include: Brian Fennig and Jon Dobson. ^[7]

Geography

Murray is located on State Highway 116.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Murray, Indiana
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. "USGS detail on Murray - Variant Citation" . Retrieved May 10, 2017.
4. "Wells County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
5. The strafing of Murray
6. Public records of the Town of Murray
7. Public records of the Town of Murray