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Welcome to Hensley Heights ...

Hensley Heights is located in Logan County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Hensley Heights: Hensley Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Hensley Heights is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hensley Heights: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Hensley Heights ...

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

  • Logan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Oceana
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Chapmanville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Delbarton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Matewan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gilbert
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • West Logan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mitchell Heights
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
  • Iaeger
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Iaeger is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
  • Braeholm
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Braeholm is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeholm

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hensley Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

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