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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
  • Morgantown is located in Monongalia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgantown <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Morgantown
  • From Helens Run to Morgantown
• Fairmont
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
  • Fairmont is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmont <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fairmont
  • From Helens Run to Fairmont
• Clarksburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
  • Clarksburg is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksburg <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clarksburg
  • From Helens Run to Clarksburg
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Grafton is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Grafton
  • From Helens Run to Grafton
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pleasant Valley
  • From Helens Run to Pleasant Valley
• Shinnston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinnston
  • Shinnston is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shinnston <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shinnston
  • From Helens Run to Shinnston
• Mannington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannington
  • Mannington is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mannington <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mannington
  • From Helens Run to Mannington

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>

X2X - From that list, the Helens Run post office opened in 1918.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Marion County: www.marioncountywv.com/

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