Welcome to Indian Run ...

Indian Run is located in Mercer County<1>.

The location of Indian 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 Indian Run, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Indian Run is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Indian Run: (724) and (874)<4>

Communities Also Named Indian Run ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Indian Run - it's located in Kentucky.

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

Communities near Indian Run ...

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

• New Castle
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <5>
• Hermitage
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Hermitage is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,468 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <5>
• Sharon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
  • Sharon is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon <5>
• Struthers
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struthers
  • Struthers is located in Mahoning County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Struthers <5>
• Campbell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
  • Campbell is located in Mahoning County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <5>
• Grove City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
  • Grove City is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <5>
• Hubbard
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
  • Hubbard is located in Trumbull County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbard <5>
• Greenville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,177 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <5>
• Farrell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrell
  • Farrell is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,542 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farrell <5>
• Sharpsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsville
  • Sharpsville is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpsville <5>

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 Indian Run. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Indian Run.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Indian 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 Indian Run.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Indian Run ...

Looking for more information about Indian 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 Indian Run, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Indian Run.

Adding Indian Run to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Indian 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 Indian Run was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Indian Run post office opened in 1858.

We also found Indian Run in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mercer County: www.mcc.co.mercer.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/