The Murray Post Office was established in 1868 in the general store building of A. B. Straub who was appointed Postmaster at that time, his successors (not necessarily in the following order) were: W. C. Martindale, Ur Fitch, G. W. Sefrit, Aaron Cochran, Ed Warner, H. H. Martindale, J. H. Martindale, Wesley Stiffler, L. J. Taylor, John W. Lyons, Hi Lamb, J. B. Powers, and Leon Valentine.

Harold E. Maffett was appointed Postmaster July 1, 1936, and served until Nov. 30, 1967. Ronald R. Maffett was appointed Acting Postmaster December 1, 1967, and is presently serving in that capacity.

In 1938 the office was moved to the former Simmons & Co. bank building, where it is presently located. In 1960, the Post Office Department installed new stream lined furniture.

In the early days the routes were served on foot, horseback and horse drawn buggies, later closed mail wagons were used. At one time Luther Abernathy served the route on a bicycle with a mere handful of mail.

After cars came into use the carriers still were required to keep horses to use when the roads were impassable for cars (which was a

large part of the winter). The past several years due to all-weather roads cars only are used.

In 1936, there were three rural routes served by the Murray Post Office with a total mileage of just over 100 miles. At present there are two routes with a total mileage of 208 miles.

The rural carriers in 1936 were: Clarence H. (Bob) Housh, since retired; L. R. Welker, retired; and Karl Turner, deceased. After several temporary carriers, in 1948 regular carriers were appointed. They were Bartley Funkhouser and Orvie Hartman, since deceased.

In July 1967, the south part of the Thayer route was consolidated with Murray, and the Thayer carrier, Joe Mcgrath was transferred to serve the Murray route.

The Office was advanced to Second class for several years but declining receipts relegated it back to Third class where it remains at the present time.

In earlier years there was a Post Office at Hopeville. It was served from the Murray Office by Star route. The Hopeville Office was discontinued about the time of World War I, and has since been served by rural route from the Murray Office.