Welcome to Cars Run ...
So far, we found very little information about Cars Run. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cars Run to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cars Run, please Contact Us.
Cars Run would have been located within present day Pike County<2>.
The location of Cars Run has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cars Run, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Cars Run is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Cars Run was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Cars Run would have been located in the (740) area code.
Communities near Cars Run ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cars Run.
- Chillicothe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
- Chillicothe is located in Ross County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,647 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chillicothe <5>
- Jackson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,240 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
- Wellston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellston
- Wellston is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellston <5>
- Waverly City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Waverly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Waverly is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,135 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <5>
- Piketon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piketon
- Piketon is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,161 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piketon <5>
- Hamden
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden
- Hamden is located in Vinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamden <5>
- Coalton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Beaver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Beaver is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <5>
- Mount Sinai
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike 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 Cars Run. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cars Run.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cars 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 Cars Run.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cars Run. See our Newspapers Page for Cars Run.
Adding Cars Run to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cars Run in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cars Run was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Cars Run post office opened in 1889.
We also found Cars Run in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cars Run.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cars Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cars Run - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |