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Welcome to Mine Run ...

Mine Run is located in Orange County<1>.


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


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

Mine Run is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Mine Run: (540)

Communities near Mine Run ...

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

  • Culpeper
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Orange
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Louisa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
    • Louisa is located in Louisa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,764 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <4>
  • Remington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Mineral
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
    • Mineral is located in Louisa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <4>
  • Logan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
    • Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Parker
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
    • Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Rhoadesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Vulcan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vulcan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
    • Vulcan is located in Orange County
  • Burr Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
    • Burr Hill is located in Orange County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mine Run ...

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

Adding Mine Run to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mine Run post office opened in 1877.

We also found Mine Run in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

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

The official website for Orange County: www.orangecountyva.gov/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mine Run - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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