Official Name: | Murray, Indiana |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Pushpin Map: | USA Indiana Wells County |
Pushpin Label: | Murray |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Murray in Wells County |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Wells |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Lancaster |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 40.7919°N -85.2008°W |
Elevation Ft: | 807 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 46714 |
Area Code: | 260 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-51966[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 439894 |
Murray is an unincorporated area near Lancaster Township, Wells County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
An old variant name of the community was called New Lancaster.[2] A post office was established at Murray in 1837, and remained in operation until 1902.[3]
On February 29, 1996, Murray was inadvertently strafed by a military aircraft, though no injuries resulted.[4]
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.[5]
Former Mayor's include: Brian Fennig and Jon Dobson. [6]
Murray is located on State Highway 116.