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Welcome to Cow Run ...

Cow Run is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cow Run, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869.

Cow Run is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Cow Run: 740 & 220<3>

Communities near Cow Run ...

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

  • Parkersburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Marietta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Vienna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Vienna is located in Wood County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <4>
  • Belpre
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Belpre is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <4>
  • Williamstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Marys
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Beverly
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Sistersville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Matamoras
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Matamoras is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
  • Belmont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Belmont is located in Pleasants County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cow Run ...

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

Adding Cow Run to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cow Run post office opened in 1869. The Cow Run post office closed in 1916.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cow Run - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Cow Run area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Cow Run area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/