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Welcome to Pheasant Run ...

Pheasant Run is located in Montgomery County<1>.

Pheasant Run is 2,180 feet [664 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Pheasant Run is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Pheasant Run: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Pheasant Run ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Pheasant Run - they are located in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland (3), New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Pheasant Run ...

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

  • Christiansburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Radford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pearisburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Dublin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pembroke
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Bennetts Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
  • Ellett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellett is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
  • Merrimac
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
  • Prices Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
  • Newport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Newport is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pheasant Run ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pheasant 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Pheasant Run area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Pheasant 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.