Murray, Indiana

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Murray, Indiana
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Wells County's location in Indiana
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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 ID439894 [1]

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

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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]

Geography

Murray is located on State Highway 116.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 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