Glenhayes, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States

38°00′51″N 82°31′17″W / 38.01417°N 82.52139°W / 38.01417; -82.52139CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCounty WayneElevation

604 ft (184 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1539466^[1]

Glenhayes is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States. Glenhayes is located on the Tug Fork and U.S. Route 52, 8.1 miles (13.0 km) southeast of Fort Gay.^[2] Glenhayes had a post office, which closed on November 9, 2002.^[3]

The community's name is an amalgamation of James K. Glenn and Rutherford B. Hayes, the former a land speculator and the latter the 19th President of the United States.^[4]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glenhayes, West Virginia
^ Wayne County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 273.