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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Dillons Run. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dillons Run to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dillons Run, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Dillons Run (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Dillons Run. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Dillons Run ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
While the name of this community is Dillons Run, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Dillons Run may originally have been Dillon's Run.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Dillons Run might be written as Dillon Run.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Dillons Run is historic, it would have been located within present day Hampshire County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hampshire County: Allegany (MD), Frederick (VA), Hardy, Mineral & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Dillons Run. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dillons Run:
- Hampshire County (The home county of Dillons Run)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillons Run, with the one closest to Dillons Run listed first.
- Yellow Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sedan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sedan is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Lehew
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- North River Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Capon Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Augusta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Slanesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Good
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Good is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Higginsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Three Churches
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Points
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Points is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Romney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Berkeley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillons Run, with the one closest to Dillons Run listed first.
- Ridgeway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gerrardstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Inwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Darkesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Arden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Grant County
- Medley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hardy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillons Run, with the one closest to Dillons Run listed first.
- Wardensville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Inkerman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Inkerman is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Baker
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Baker is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Fort Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Run is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
- Lost City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moorefield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillons Run, with the one closest to Dillons Run listed first.
- Middleway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Summit Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Mineral County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillons Run, with the one closest to Dillons Run listed first.
- Headsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Fort Ashby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Short Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Short Gap is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Keyser
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Carpendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carpendale is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Wiley Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillons Run, with the one closest to Dillons Run listed first.
- Paw Paw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Magnolia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Oakland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Hansrote
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
- Stotlers Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Doe Gully
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Orleans Cross Roads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Woodmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Berryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillons Run, with the one closest to Dillons Run listed first.
- Keifers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Keifers is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keifers
- Oldtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Green Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Spring Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Gap is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- Little Orleans
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Frost ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frost is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Pinto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pinto is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto
- Rawlings
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rush
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rush is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Brady
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brady is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Cresaptown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Washington County (MD)
- Pearre
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Clarke County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillons Run, with the one closest to Dillons Run listed first.
- Wadesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Waterloo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- White Post
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boyce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Millwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Berrys
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Frederick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillons Run, with the one closest to Dillons Run listed first.
- Lehew
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lehew is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Rock Enon Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
- Rosenberger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rosenberger is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
- Mountain Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
- Hayfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Good
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Good is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Nordic Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nordic Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
- Cross Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fawcett Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
- Chambersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chambersville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Collinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Collinsville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Albin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Albin is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Shenandoah County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillons Run, with the one closest to Dillons Run listed first.
- Zepp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
- Mount Olive
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Strasburg Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Strasburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Toms Brook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Maurertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dilbeck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Woodstock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Calvary
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Columbia Furnace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
- Seven Fountains
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Willow Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Warren County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillons Run, with the one closest to Dillons Run listed first.
- Reliance
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Waterlick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Ashby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ashby is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Cedarville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Riverton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverton is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Royal Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Front Royal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Milldale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Milldale is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Viscose City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Bentonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Limeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Limeton is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Happy Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Winchester City (VA)
- Winchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dillons Run, see our County-by-County Page for Dillons Run.
Cemeteries Near Dillons Run ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dillons Run.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Dillons Run - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dillons Run covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dillons Run, with the one closest to Dillons Run listed first.
- Green Mount Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Capon Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Racey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clagett Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alum - Bank Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mountaindale Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Heare Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (258 more) ...
- Gravel Springs Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Redland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Dillons Run itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 22 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dillons Run, with the one closest to Dillons Run listed first.
- Millbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Millbrook is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Hooks Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hooks Mills is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Mills
- Yellow Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sedan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sedan is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Lehew
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Delray
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasantdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasantdale is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Rock Enon Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
- Capon Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North River Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Capon Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Augusta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cold Stream
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Stream is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Stream
- Gore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Slanesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dillons Run. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dillons Run.
Newspapers Published in Dillons Run ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dillons Run.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dillons Run, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dillons Run.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Dillons Run:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Hampshire County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berkeley County
- Grant County
- Hardy County
- Jefferson County
- Mineral County
- Morgan County
- Allegany County
- Washington County
- Clarke County
- Frederick County
- Shenandoah County
- Warren County
- Winchester City
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dillons Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dillons Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |