Murray, Texas
Murray is a populated place in Young County, Texas. It lies at an elevation of 1214 feet / 370 meters at the intersection of Farm roads 209 and 578, fourteen miles southwest of Graham, Texas.History
on the Butterfield Overland Mail was located about 3 miles north of Murray from 1858.
The area that became Murray was settled in 1874 by Thomas Price. J. J. Murray joined Price, the two hunted buffalo there and in 1875 made the first wagon passage to the townsite. Other pioneers followed. The new town was named for Murray when the post office was established in 1880.
