Murvaul is a rural

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in south-central

Panola County, Texas Panola County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 22,491. The county seat is Carthage. Located in East Texas and originally developed for cotton plantations, the county's name is derived fro ...

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, on Farm Road 10 and Murvaul Creek, 8 miles south of

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. The area was settled by Europeans in the early 1860s. A post office operated there from 1874 to 1880 and from 1899 to 1918. In 1882, the reported population was 200. ''Circa'' 1900, the community served as a stop on the Texas and Gulf Railroad. By the early 1990s, only a few scattered dwellings remained. It is the birthplace of

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External links

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Murvaul, Texas -- Handbook of Texas Online
Unincorporated communities in Panola County, Texas Unincorporated communities in Texas {{PanolaCountyTX-geo-stub