Welcome to Western Run ...

Western Run is located in Baltimore County<1>.

The location of Western 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 Western Run, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Western Run is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Western Run is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (410), (443)<4> & (667).

Websites for Western Run ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

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

Communities near Western Run ...

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

• Baltimore
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Baltimore is located in Baltimore City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <5>
• Westminster
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <5>
• Bel Air
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
  • Bel Air is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
  • Former names for Bel Air:
  • Belle Air
  • Belle Aire
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <5>
• Hampstead
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
  • Hampstead is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampstead <5>
• Manchester
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <5>
• New Freedom
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
  • New Freedom is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Freedom <5>
• Sykesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
  • Sykesville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <5>
• Shrewsbury
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrewsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Shrewsbury is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shrewsbury <5>
• Stewartstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
  • Stewartstown is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewartstown <5>
• Glen Rock
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Rock
  • Glen Rock is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Rock <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 Western Run. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Western Run.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Western Run ...

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

Adding Western Run to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Western Run post office opened in 1886.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Baltimore County: www.co.ba.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/