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Welcome to Glenhayes ...

Glenhayes is located in Wayne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glenhayes, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.

Glenhayes is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Glenhayes, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Glenhayes: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Glenhayes ...

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

  • Louisa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Louisa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <4>
  • Wayne
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Fort Gay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Gay is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Inez
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Inez is located in Martin County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <4>
  • Kermit
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Warfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Blaine
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Blaine is located in Lawrence County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <4>
  • Dunlow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Dunlow is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
  • Gallup ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Gallup is located in Lawrence County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
  • Torchlight ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Torchlight is located in Lawrence County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torchlight

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glenhayes ...

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

Adding Glenhayes to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glenhayes 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 (so far) for Glenhayes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Glenhayes post office opened in 1909. The Glenhayes post office closed in 1991.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glenhayes.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glenhayes - 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 Glenhayes area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Glenhayes 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>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/