Welcome to Coal Run ...

Coal Run is located in Washington County<1>.

The location of Coal 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 Coal Run, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

Coal Run is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Coal Run is located in the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Coal Run ...

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

Communities near Coal Run ...

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

• Marietta
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Marietta is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <4>
• Vienna
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Wood County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <4>
• Belpre
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
  • Belpre is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <4>
• Williamstown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
  • Williamstown is located in Wood County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,860 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamstown <4>
• McConnelsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnelsville
  • McConnelsville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnelsville <4>
• Caldwell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
  • Caldwell is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caldwell <4>
• Beverly
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Beverly is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beverly <4>
• North Hills
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
  • North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
• Malta
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
  • Malta is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta <4>
• Lowell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coal Run ...

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

Adding Coal Run to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coal 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 Coal Run was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Coal Run post office opened in 1837.

We also found Coal Run in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/