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Welcome to Dillons Run ...

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.

Dillons Run would have been located within present day Hampshire County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dillons Run, you might consider that their post office opened in 1830.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Dillons Run is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Dillons Run was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Dillons Run was located: 304 & 681<4>

Communities near Dillons Run ...

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

  • Winchester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Strasburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Strasburg is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,716 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <5>
  • Stephens City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Romney
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Romney is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <5>
  • Middletown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Capon Bridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wardensville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lehew
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lehew is located in Frederick County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
  • Lehew
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lehew is located in Hampshire County
    • 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

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

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

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

Adding Dillons Run to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dillons Run in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Dillons Run was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Dillons Run post office opened in 1830. The Dillons Run post office closed in 1938.

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

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>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Hampshire, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dillons Run - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Dillons Run area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Dillons Run area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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