Welcome to Elk Run ...

Elk Run is located in Fauquier County<1>.

The location of Elk Run has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elk Run, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1819.

Elk Run is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Elk Run: (540)

Communities Also Named Elk Run ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Elk Run - it's located in Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elk Run.

Communities near Elk Run ...

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

• Manassas
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas
  • Manassas is located in Manassas City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas <4>
• Culpeper
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culpeper
  • Culpeper is located in Culpeper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culpeper <4>
• Manassas Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manassas Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas Park
  • Manassas Park is located in Manassas Park City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas Park <4>
• Warrenton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
  • Warrenton is located in Fauquier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <4>
• Dumfries
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
  • Dumfries is located in Prince William County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <4>
• Haymarket
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haymarket have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymarket
  • Haymarket is located in Prince William County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haymarket <4>
• Remington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
  • Remington is located in Fauquier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remington <4>
• Brent Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brent Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
  • Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
• Midland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Midland is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland <4>
• Bealeton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bealeton
  • Bealeton is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bealeton <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 Elk Run. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elk Run.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elk Run ...

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

Adding Elk Run to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Elk Run post office opened in 1819.

We also found Elk Run in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elk Run. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fauquier County: www.fauquiercounty.gov/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/