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Welcome to Medix Run ...

Medix Run is located in Elk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Medix Run, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

Medix Run is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Medix Run: 814 & 582<3>

Communities near Medix Run ...

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

  • Saint Marys
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Clearfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Ridgway
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnsonburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
  • Emporium
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Driftwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Byrnedale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Grant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Grant is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
  • Scattertown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Scattertown is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattertown
  • Tyler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Tyler is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Medix Run ...

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

Adding Medix Run to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Medix Run post office opened in 1877. The Medix Run post office closed in 1939.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Elk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Medix 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Medix Run area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Medix 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/