Welcome to Helens Run ...
Helens Run is located in Marion County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Helens Run, you might consider that their post office opened in 1918.
Helens Run is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Helens Run lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Helens Run: 304 & 681<3>
Communities near Helens Run ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Helens Run.
- Morgantown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clarksburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Bridgeport is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,782 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <4>
- Grafton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Westover is located in Monongalia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,220 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westover <4>
- Granville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Granville is located in Monongalia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Pleasant Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shinnston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mannington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Helens Run. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Helens Run.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Helens 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 Helens Run.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Helens Run. See our Newspapers Page for Helens Run.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Helens Run ...
Looking for more information about Helens Run? 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 Helens Run, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Helens Run.
Adding Helens Run to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Helens Run 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 Helens Run was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Helens Run post office opened in 1918.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Helens Run.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Helens Run - 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 Helens Run area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Helens Run 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> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |