Welcome to Short Run ...
Short Run is located in Potter County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Short Run, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.
Short Run is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Short Run lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Short Run: 814 & 582<3>
Communities near Short Run ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Short Run.
- Coudersport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Renovo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Galeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Bergen ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Bergen is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Austin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- South Renovo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- South Renovo is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Renovo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Ayers Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ayers Hill is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Hill
- Hammersley Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
- Sweden Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sweden Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Valley
- Inez
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Inez is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
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 Short Run. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Short Run.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Short 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 Short Run.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Short Run. See our Newspapers Page for Short Run.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Short Run ...
Looking for more information about Short 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 Short Run, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Short Run.
Adding Short Run to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Short 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 Short Run was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Short Run post office opened in 1879. The Short Run post office closed in 1908.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Short Run.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Potter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Short 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 Short Run area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Short 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/ |