Welcome to Bull Run ...

Bull Run is located in Ulster County<1>.

The location of Bull Run has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bull Run, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Bull Run is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bull Run lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Bull Run ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ulsterchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Bull Run, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Bull Run ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Bull Run - they are located in Louisiana, Maryland, Nevada, Oregon, Tennessee (3), Texas, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bull Run.

Communities near Bull Run ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bull Run.

• Liberty
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
• Ellenville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenville
  • Ellenville is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenville <4>
• Woodridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
  • Woodridge is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodridge <4>
• Margaretville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margaretville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaretville
  • Margaretville is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Margaretville <4>
• Fleischmanns
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleischmanns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleischmanns
  • Fleischmanns is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleischmanns <4>
• Claryville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claryville
  • Claryville is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claryville <4>
• Grahamsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamsville
  • Grahamsville is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grahamsville <4>
• Curry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
  • Curry is located in Sullivan County
• West Shokan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shokan
  • West Shokan is located in Ulster County
• Brodhead
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
  • Brodhead is located in Ulster County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bull Run. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bull Run.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bull Run. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bull Run.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bull Run. See our Newspapers Page for Bull Run.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bull Run ...

Looking for more information about Bull Run? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bull Run, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bull Run.

Adding Bull Run to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bull Run in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bull Run was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Bull Run on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bull Run.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bull Run. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ulster County: www.co.ulster.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/