Do you know of Bull Run ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Bull 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 Bull Run.<1>

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

Communities Also Named Bull Run ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Bull Run.

There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Bull Run.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.

Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Prince William County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Bull Run [Prince William County].

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
  - Terrebonne Parish
  - Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Bull Run [Terrebonne Parish].
- Maryland
  - Saint Mary's County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Bull Run [Saint Mary's County].
- Nevada
  - Elko County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Bull Run [Elko County].
- New York
  - Ulster County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Bull Run [Ulster County].
- Oregon
  - Clackamas County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Bull Run [Clackamas County].
- Tennessee
  - Anderson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Bull Run [Anderson County].
  - Davidson County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Bull Run [Davidson County].
  - Knox County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Bull Run [Knox County].
- Texas
  - Newton County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Bull Run [Newton County].
- West Virginia
  - Preston County
  - Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Bull Run [Preston County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Bull Run ...

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

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

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Bull Run - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

The FIPS database contains an entry for Bull Run.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 51/11224 (Place Name: Bull Run)

County: Fairfax (FIPS State/County: 51/059)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Bull Run) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in Fairfax 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 Fairfax County.

Accotink Springs	Longdale
Accotink Station	Lorton Valley
Amherst	Lynobrook
Annandale Gardens
Aura Heights	Mackall Hill
	Madrillon
Belle Forest	Mallow
Belmont	Mantua
Belvoir	Maple Grove
Betana Park	Maple Terrace
Bonniemill Gardens	Marlan Forest
Bordeaux	Marshall Farms
Braddock Hills	Mary Lee Park
Brecon Ridge	Mason
Brighton Square	Meridan Park
Bristow Village	Mero
Burgundy Farms	Merry Oaks
Burke Heights	Middleridge
Burke Hills	Mosby
Burke's Station	Moss Crest
Bush Hill	Mount Daniel
	Mount Vernon Cedars
Cameron	Mount Vernon Forest
Carriage Hill	Mount Vernon Grove
Cavalcade	Mount Vernon Hills
Cedar Springs	Mount Vernon-On-The-Potomac
Chalet Woods	Mount Vernon Park
Chapel Square	Mount Vernon Terrace
Chester Park	Mount Vernon Valley
Chesterbrooke Mews	Mount Zephyr
Clearfield	Munson Hill
Clifton Station
Colonial Farms	Neverlet
Colvin Run Mill	Newington Station
Colvin Run	Newington Woods
Coolspring	North Pine Ridge
Crestwood	North Post
Crosswinds	North Woodley
Cyrandall Valley
	Oak Ridge
Danbury Forest	Oak Valley
Dewitt	Olde Forge
Difficult	Oldewood
Ditchley	Orange Hunt
Doddville	Orleans Village
	Ox Hill
East Woodford
Edsall	Panoramic Hills
Elkins	Parkwood
Engleside Village	Pickwick
Engleside	Pinecrest Heights
The English Hills	Pinewood South
	Piney Run
Fair Hill	Pleasant Valley
Fairfax Villa	Pohick River Pines
Falls Church	Poplar Hill
Farr	Prospect Hill
Flint Hill
Forestville	Ravensworth Farms
Fort Belvoir	Ravenwood Park
Fort Farnsworth	Raymondale
Fort Lyon	Reflection Place
Fort Lyons Heights	Reids Grove
Fort Marcy	Republican Mills
Fort Willard	Ridgecrest
Fostoria	Riversidepark
Franconia Commons	Rock Springs
Frying Pan	Rockland Village
	Rolling Hills
Gambrill	Rolling Valley
Garfield	Roundtree
Glen Erin	Royal Court
Glen Gary
Glen Oaks	Saratoga
Glenbrook	Seminary
Grange Camp	Shady Oak
Grass Ridge	Sherwood Hall
Grays Hill Village	Sherwood
Greenway	Shirley Springs
Groveton Gardens	Shrevewood
Gunston	Sky View Park
	Sleepy Hollow Run
Hayfield Farms	South Franconia
Heritage Square	South Woodley
Heritage Village	Spring Hill
Hiddenbrook	Springbrook Forest
Hillbrook Forest	Springfield Woods
Hollin Hall Village	Springman
Hollinbrook Park	Stoneleigh
Hollinswood	Stratford
Holly Forest	Sunny Ridge
Home Crest	Surrey Square
Hunter Woods	Sutton Place
Hunter's Mills
Hunters Valley	Tall Oaks
Hunter's	Tauxemont
Hunting Creek	The Timbers
Hunting Ridge	Timothy Park
Hybla Valley Farms	Tree Brooke
	Tremont
Iona	Tuxamount

Jackson Hills	Vertain Park
Jefferson Mews	Villa Loring
Johnsons Corner
Jones Corner	Wakefield Chapel Woods
	Wakefield Chapel
Kentland Farms	West End
Kings Park West	West Lewinsville Heights
Kirkside	Westchester
	Westmont
Lake Anne	Westmoreland Heights
Lake Hills	Westmoreland Park
Langley Ridge	Wildwood
Laurel Grove	Willard
Lee Manor	Williamsburg Manor
Leigh Mill	Willston
Leighs Corner	Woodburn Heights
Little River Pines	Woodlawn Park
Loisdale	Woodlawn Terrace
Long Branch	Wright Woods

Footnotes ...

<1>

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

<2>

If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Bull Run could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.