Welcome to Trail Run ...
So far, we found very little information about Trail Run. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Trail Run to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Trail Run, please Contact Us.
Trail Run would have been located within present day Monroe County<2>.
The location of Trail Run has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Trail Run, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Trail Run is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Trail Run was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Trail Run would have been located in the (740) area code.
Communities near Trail Run ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Trail Run.
- New Martinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Martinsville
- New Martinsville is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,111 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Martinsville <5>
- Paden City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paden City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden City
- Paden City is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paden City <5>
- Woodsfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsfield
- Woodsfield is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,202 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodsfield <5>
- Saint Marys
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Saint Marys is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <5>
- Sistersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sistersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sistersville
- Sistersville is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sistersville <5>
- Matamoras
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Middlebourne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebourne
- Middlebourne is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 731 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlebourne <5>
- Pine Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Pine Grove is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Grove <5>
- Beallsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beallsville
- Beallsville is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Clarington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarington
- Clarington is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 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 Trail Run. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Trail Run.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Trail 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 Trail Run.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Trail Run. See our Newspapers Page for Trail Run.
Adding Trail Run to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Trail 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 Trail Run was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
We also found Trail Run in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Trail Run.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Trail Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Trail Run - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |