Murphys

Murphys is an old gold-mining town in within the region of . The town has been a tourist destination since the late 1800s due to its proximity to the giant sequoia trees in Calaveras Big Trees State Park.
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  • Type: Village with 2,210 residents
  • Description: census-designated place in Calaveras County, California
  • Also known as: “Murphy”, “Murphy’s”, “Murphy’s Camp”, “Murphy’s Diggins”, “Murphys, CA”, “Murphys, California”, “Queen of the Sierra”, and “مورفیس، کالیفرنیا”
  • Postal code: 95247

Places of Interest

Highlights: Mercer Caverns and Ironstone Vineyards.

Cave
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is a show cave located one mile north of Murphys in Calaveras County .

Winery
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is a winery that is noted for the…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Douglas Flat and Big Valley.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community and census…

Hamlet
is a small unincorporated community in , , United States.

Murphys

Latitude
38.1374° or 38° 8′ 15″ north
Longitude
-120.4596° or 120° 27′ 35″ west
Population
2,210
Elevation
2,175 feet (663 metres)
UN/LOCODE
US MS5
Open location code
84CX4GPR+X4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 150943821
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
5375883
Wiki­data ID
Q1978709
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Volapük—“Murphys” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مورفيس”
  • Basque: “Murphys”
  • Catalan: “Murphys”
  • Cebuano: “Murphys”
  • Chechen: “Мерфис”
  • Chinese: “墨菲斯”
  • Croatian: “Murphys”
  • Dutch: “Murphys”
  • French: “Murphys”
  • German: “Murphys”
  • Gilaki: “مرفيز”
  • Irish: “Murphys”
  • Italian: “Murphys”
  • Kara-Kalpak: “Murphys”
  • Ladin: “Murphys”
  • Malagasy: “Murphys, Kalifornia”
  • Malagasy: “Murphys”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Murphys”
  • Newari: “मर्फीज, क्यालिफोर्निया”
  • Newari: “मर्फीज”
  • Persian: “مورفیس”
  • Polish: “Murphys”
  • Russian: “Марфийс”
  • Serbian: “Мерфи”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Murphys, California”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Murphys”
  • South Azerbaijani: “مورفیس، کالیفورنیا”
  • Spanish: “Murphys”
  • Tatar: “Мерфис”
  • Turkish: “Murphys”
  • Ukrainian: “Мерфіс”
  • Urdu: “مرفس، کیلیفورنیا”
  • Volapük: “Murphys”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Wyldewood and Rocky Hill.

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