Murray is a city in Clarke County, Iowa, United States. The population was 684 at the time of the 2020 census. Murray was founded in 1868 as …Murray is a city in Clarke County, Iowa, United States. The population was 684 at the time of the 2020 census. Murray was founded in 1868 as Oakland following the construction of the Burlington & Missouri River Rail Road through the State. The village was laid out in 1868 by Henry Clay Sigler of Osceola and Smith Henderson Mallory of Chariton. At that time, Oakland occupied a 120-acre tract. The first U.S. Post Office in Oakland was established in the Fall of 1868 – In section 10, Troy Township. Albert Straub was appointed postmaster November 27, 1868. Straub had been a member of Company E of the 50th Illinois Infantry Regiment and served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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