Pennsylvania Gazetteer
Mason Dixon Run is a physical feature (stream) in Chester County. The primary coordinates for Mason Dixon Run places it within the PA 19382 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Mason Dixon Run |
| Category: | Pennsylvania physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | 1.1 mi. long; heads in West Bradford Township 0.3 mi. SSE of Romansville, flows generally SSE into Newlin Township to enter West Branch Brandywine Creek 0.4 mi. N of Embreeville |
| History: | Named in association with the Mason-Dixon Line; Charles Mason (1728-1786) and Jeremiah Dixon (1733-1779) established a temporary observatory near the stream in 1764. |
| County: | Chester County |
| Latitude: | 39.93554 |
| Longitude: | -75.7339 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Mason Dixon Run: Mason Dixon Run.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Mason Dixon Run does not include property ownership information.
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Unionville, PA
(2.7 miles S) Marshallton, PA (3.1 miles ENE) Modena, PA (4.1 miles WNW) Thorndale, PA (4.1 miles N) Caln, PA (4.5 miles NNW) |
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Embreeville, PA
(< 0.1 mile) Romansville, PA (1.4 miles NNW) Glenhall, PA (1.4 miles ESE) Laurel, PA (1.9 miles W) Mortonville, PA (2.4 miles WNW) |
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