RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of North Carolina >> Lenoir County >> Deep RunIndex...

Welcome to Deep Run ...

Deep Run is located in Lenoir County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Deep Run, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.

Deep Run is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Deep Run: 252

The ZIP code for Deep Run: 28525<3>

Communities Also Named Deep Run ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Deep Run - they are located in Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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

Communities near Deep Run ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deep Run ...

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

Adding Deep Run to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Deep 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 (so far) for Deep Run was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Deep Run post office opened in 1875.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Lenoir, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Deep Run - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Deep Run). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Deep Run or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/