Murray City is a village in Hocking County, Ohio, United States. The population was 341 at the 2020 census. Murray City was platted in 1873 and incorporated in 1891. It was named for John Murray Brown, the original owner of the town site. John Murray Brown was an early settler who bought up the land to lay out the town. He built a hotel in 1875 fo…Murray City is a village in Hocking County, Ohio, United States. The population was 341 at the 2020 census. Murray City was platted in 1873 and incorporated in 1891. It was named for John Murray Brown, the original owner of the town site. John Murray Brown was an early settler who bought up the land to lay out the town. He built a hotel in 1875 for the local workers but sold his interests in the community a few years later to a large coal company.
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