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Welcome to Britton Run ...

Britton Run is located in Crawford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Britton Run, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Britton Run is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Britton Run ...

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

  • Corry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Titusville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Union City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cambridge Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Waterford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasantville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tidioute
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Hydetown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hydetown is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
  • Mill Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mill Village is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
  • Wattsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Britton Run ...

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

Adding Britton Run to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Britton 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 Britton Run was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Britton Run post office opened in 1894. The Britton Run post office closed in 1902.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Crawford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Britton Run - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/