Do you know of Elk Run ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Elk Run. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Elk Run.<1>

Our sources for Elk Run (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Elk Run other than they indicate that Elk Run would be found somewhere in Tioga County, Pennsylvania.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1854 and closed  in 1904.

Communities Also Named Elk Run ...

We found one communities that share the name Elk Run.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Elk Run is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Elk Run in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Virginia
    • Fauquier County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Elk Run [Fauquier County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Elk Run ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Elk Run:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Elk Run - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

More Orphans in  Tioga County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Tioga County.