Murray, California

For the former town in Lassen County, see Murray, Lassen County, California.

Murray
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 36°05′39″N 120°00′12″W / 36.09417°N 120.00333°W / 36.09417; -120.00333Coordinates: 36°05′39″N 120°00′12″W / 36.09417°N 120.00333°W / 36.09417; -120.00333
Country	United States
State	California
County	Kings County
Elevation^[1]	256 ft (78 m)

Murray is an unincorporated community in Kings County, California.^[1] It is located 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Avenal,^[2] at an elevation of 256 feet (78 m).^[1]

A post office operated at Murray from 1920 to 1929 and from 1938 to 1944.^[2] The name honors David Murray, a leading figure in the local olive industry.^[2]

References

1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Murray, California
1 2 3 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1080. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

Municipalities and communities of Kings County, California, United States

County seat: Hanford

Cities	Avenal Corcoran Hanford Lemoore

CDPs	Armona Grangeville Hardwick Home Garden Kettleman City Lemoore Station Stratford

Unincorporated communities	Acebedo Cimarron Gepford Guernsey Halls Corner Hamblin Helm Corner Hub Hydril Kettleman Station Lucerne Murray Pitco Reef Station Remnoy Rossi Shell Shirley South Corcoran Vanguard

Ghost towns	Banner Bean Cloud Cornwell Cox & Clark Trading Post and Steamboat Landing Cuneo Fort Roosevelt Hasset Joneso Kimble Kingston Lethent Marsala Millham City Odessa Orion Robinson Vaca Adobe Watertown

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