europen settlers moved into the area in 1827. the first farm in the area was marengo station, 1833, owned by john scarr. by 1840 there were about 40 people living in the area. when the town was laid out by the surveyors in 1849, they called the town murringo. it has also been called meringo, marringa, maringa, muringo, maringo and marengo. in 1926 the town was officially called murringo. in 1864, ben hall robbed john scarr and his brother as they rode along the road to burrowa.