Murdock, Nebraska

Murdock is a village in Cass County, Nebraska, with a population of 270 at the 2020 census (up from 236 in 2010). It was founded in December 1890 as a water-station town along the Rock Island Railroad.

History

According to local accounts, two area residents were offered the chance to have the new town named for them and declined, so it was instead named for a railroad official. Murdock grew into a community of roughly 200 residents, many of German immigrant descent, and once supported grain elevators, a Farmers Union cooperative, a German Evangelical church built in 1905, and a school dating to 1892.

Location & Geography

Murdock is located in central Cass County.

Today

Murdock remains a small rural village rooted in its German-immigrant farming heritage. Visitors and residents can browse local businesses and services through the categories below or the full Cass County directory.

Murdock, Nebraska

Village in Cass County. Population 270 (2020). Founded December 1890 as a Rock Island Railroad water-station town, settled largely by German immigrant families.

Designation: Village

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