Welcome to Deer Run ...

Deer Run is located in Pendleton County<1>.

The location of Deer 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 Deer Run, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Deer Run is 2,460 feet [750 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Deer Run is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Deer Run: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Deer Run ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Deer Run - they are located in Alberta, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Maryland, New York (3), North Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Deer Run ...

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

• Petersburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <5>
• Franklin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Pendleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <5>
• Kline
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kline have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
  • Kline is located in Pendleton County
• Ruddle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruddle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruddle
  • Ruddle is located in Pendleton County
• Brandywine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine
  • Brandywine is located in Pendleton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandywine <5>
• Brushy Run
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Run
  • Brushy Run is located in Pendleton County
• Propstburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propstburg
  • Propstburg is located in Pendleton County
• Ketterman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ketterman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterman
  • Ketterman is located in Pendleton County
• Zigler
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zigler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zigler
  • Zigler is located in Pendleton County
• Onego
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onego
  • Onego is located in Pendleton 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 Deer Run. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Deer Run.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deer Run ...

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

Adding Deer Run to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Deer Run post office opened in 1873.

We also found Deer Run in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/