Welcome to Fort Run ...
Fort Run is located in Hardy County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Run, you might consider that their post office opened in 1931.
A typical abbreviation for Fort Run: Ft. Run
Fort Run is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Fort Run lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Fort Run: 304 & 681<3>
Communities near Fort Run ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Run.
- Petersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wardensville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Durgon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Durgon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgon
- Durgon is located in Hardy County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Durgon
- From Fort Run to Durgon
- Baker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Inkerman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inkerman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Inkerman is located in Hardy County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Inkerman
- From Fort Run to Inkerman
- Lahmansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arthur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lost City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Lost City is located in Hardy County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lost City <4>
- Medley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Seymourville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Fort Run. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Run.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort 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 Fort Run.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Run. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Run.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Run ...
Looking for more information about Fort 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 Fort Run, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Run.
Adding Fort Run to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fort 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 Fort Run was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Fort Run post office opened in 1931.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Run.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Hardy, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort 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 Fort Run area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Fort 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> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |