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Welcome to Glenns Run ...

So far, we found very little information about Glenns Run. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Glenns Run to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Glenns Run, please Contact Us.

Glenns Run would have been located within present day Ohio County<2>.


The location of Glenns Run has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Glenns Run, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1897.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Glenns Run is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Glenns Run was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Glenns Run once stood is in the (304) and (681)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Glenns Run ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Glenns Run - it's located in Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Glenns Run.

Communities near Glenns Run ...

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

  • Wheeling
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Steubenville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Moundsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Saint Clairsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bellaire
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
    • Bellaire is located in Belmont County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,957 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellaire <6>
  • Wintersville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
    • Wintersville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wintersville <6>
  • Shadyside
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadyside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
    • Shadyside is located in Belmont County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,513 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shadyside <6>
  • Mingo Junction
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Cadiz
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
    • Cadiz is located in Harrison County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,153 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <6>
  • Follansbee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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

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

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

Adding Glenns Run to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glenns Run in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Glenns Run was on a map titled Map of West Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glenns Run.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Glenns Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Ohio, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glenns Run - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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