Welcome to Deer Run ...
Deer Run is located in Pendleton County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Deer Run, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.
Deer Run is 2,460 feet [750 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Deer Run is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Deer Run lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Deer Run: 304 & 681<3>
Communities Also Named Deer Run ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Deer Run - they are located in Alberta, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Maryland, New York (3), North Carolina and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Deer Run.
Communities near Deer Run ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Deer Run.
- Petersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,683 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <4>
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Pendleton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
- Kline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Ruddle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Brandywine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine
- Brandywine is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandywine <4>
- Brushy Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Run
- Brushy Run is located in Pendleton County
- Propstburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propstburg
- Propstburg is located in Pendleton County
- Ketterman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Macksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Macksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksville
- Macksville is located in Pendleton County
- Peru
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Deer Run. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Deer Run.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Deer 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 Deer Run.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Deer Run. See our Newspapers Page for Deer Run.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deer Run ...
Looking for more information about Deer 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 Deer Run, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Deer Run.
Adding Deer Run to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Deer 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 Deer Run was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Deer Run post office opened in 1873.
We also found Deer Run in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Deer Run.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deer Run. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Pendleton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Deer 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Deer Run area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Deer 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |