Glenhayes, West Virginia Explained

Official Name:Glenhayes, West Virginia
Pushpin Map:West Virginia#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Virginia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Wayne
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:604
Coordinates:38.0142°N -82.5214°W
Area Code:304 & 681
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1539466

Glenhayes is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States. Glenhayes is located on the Tug Fork and U.S. Route 52, 8.1miles southeast of Fort Gay.[1] Glenhayes had a post office, which closed on November 9, 2002.[2]

The community's name is an amalgamation of James K. Glenn and Rutherford B. Hayes, the former a land speculator and the latter the 19th President of the United States.[3]

Notes and References

  1. . Wayne County, West Virginia General Highway Map . 2011 . 2 . November 10, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425063904/http://gis.wvdot.com/gti/County_Maps/Wayne_2_of_3.pdf . April 25, 2012 . dead .
  2. Web site: Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. November 10, 2011. October 17, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201017172656/https://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm. dead.
  3. Book: Kenny, Hamill. West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. 1945. The Place Name Press. Piedmont, WV. 273.