Welcome to Henlawson ...

Henlawson is located in Logan County<1>.

The location of Henlawson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Henlawson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Henlawson is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Henlawson lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Henlawson: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities near Henlawson ...

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

• Madison
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <5>
• Logan
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Logan is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <5>
• Chapmanville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapmanville
  • Chapmanville is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapmanville <5>
• Man
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man
  • Man is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Man <5>
• Danville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <5>
• Delbarton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delbarton
  • Delbarton is located in Mingo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delbarton <5>
• Fort Branch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
  • Fort Branch is located in Logan County
• Hedgeview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
  • Hedgeview is located in Logan County
• Thompson Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
  • Thompson Town is located in Logan County
• Troy Town
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
  • Troy Town is located in Logan County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Henlawson ...

Looking for more information about Henlawson? 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 Henlawson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Henlawson.

Adding Henlawson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Henlawson 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 Henlawson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Henlawson post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Henlawson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Henlawson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/