Welcome to Brush Run ...

Brush Run is located in Adams County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brush Run, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

Brush Run is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Brush Run: 717 & 223<3>

Communities near Brush Run ...

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

Hanover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hanover is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,783 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hanover
- From Brush Run to Hanover
Gettysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gettysburg is located in Adams County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,708 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gettysburg <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gettysburg
- From Brush Run to Gettysburg
Taneytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Taneytown is located in Carroll County (MD)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,846 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taneytown <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Taneytown
- From Brush Run to Taneytown
Manchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester is located in Carroll County (MD)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,876 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Manchester
- From Brush Run to Manchester
West York
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West York is located in York County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,602 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West York <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to West York
- From Brush Run to West York
Littlestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Littlestown is located in Adams County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlestown <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Littlestown
- From Brush Run to Littlestown
Carroll Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll Valley is located in Adams County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,930 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carroll Valley <4>
Emmitsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emmitsburg is located in Frederick County (MD)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,270 people
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McSherrystown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McSherrystown is located in Adams County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McSherrystown <4>
Dillsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dillsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillsburg <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 Brush Run. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brush Run.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brush Run ...

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

Adding Brush Run to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brush 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 Brush Run was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brush 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 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Brush Run area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Brush 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.