Murphy, Virginia facts for kids

Murphy is a small place in Buchanan County, Virginia, in the United States. It's called an "unincorporated community," which means it's a group of homes and buildings that doesn't have its own local government like a city or town does. Instead, it's part of the larger county.

History

Murphy had a post office that opened in 1901. A post office is where people send and receive mail. It was an important place for the community to connect with others. The person in charge of the post office was called a postmaster. For many years, a man named Robert Murphy was the postmaster there. The post office stayed open for a long time, but it closed down in 1963.