Welcome to Murdo ...

The city of Murdo is located in Jones County<1> and is the County Seat for Jones County.

The location of Murdo has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Murdo: MUR-doh<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Murdo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Murdo has a population of 444 people<4> (see below for details).

Murdo is 2,310 feet [704 m] above sea level.<5> In other words, the altitude of Murdo is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Murdo lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Murdo (for example, toward Belvidere), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Murdo is within the boundaries of the (605) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Murdo had an population of 444 people. This is a decrease of 9.02% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 27.45% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Murdo had a population of 488 people (or 48.51% of the total population of Jones County). This makes Murdo the county's most populous community.

The population of Murdo represents 0.06% of the total population of South Dakota (which has 814,180 people), making it the state's 156th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 488 people, the population of Murdo decreased 20.26% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 612 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Murdo.

Communities Also Named Murdo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Murdo - it's located in Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Murdo.

Communities near Murdo ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Murdo.

• Draper
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Draper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
  • Draper is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Draper <6>
• Okaton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okaton
  • Okaton is located in Jones County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 44 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okaton <6>
• Westover ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
  • Westover is located in Jones County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 6 people
• Capa ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capa
  • Capa is located in Jones County
• Vivian
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vivian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian
  • Vivian is located in Lyman County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 149 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vivian <6>
• White River
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River
  • White River is located in Mellette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White River <6>
• Midland
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Midland is located in Haakon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland <6>
• Belvidere
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belvidere have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
  • Belvidere is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belvidere <6>
• Wood
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
  • Wood is located in Mellette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Murdo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Murdo.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Murdo. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Murdo.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Murdo. See our Newspapers Page for Murdo.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Murdo ...

Looking for more information about Murdo? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Murdo, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Murdo.

Adding Murdo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Murdo in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Murdo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Murdo post office opened in 1906.

We also found Murdo on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Dakota (1937).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Murdo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Murdo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/