Glenns Run
Ghost town · Ohio County, West Virginia

Glenns Run is a ghost town in Ohio County, West Virginia. It is one of 4 former communities in Ohio County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 29th among the 53 West Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Glenns Run as a historical populated place on the Wheeling topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 40.1231° N, 80.6995° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Wheeling |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 686 ft |
| Nearest living town | Clearview, WV |
| Distance to it | 1.2 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1716999 |
| Coordinates | 40.12313, -80.69952 |
What's there now
Glenns Run is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Clearview, WV (population 505), about 1.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 686 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Glenndaleghost town · Belmont County · 1 mi
- Willow Springsghost town · Ohio County · 1.7 mi
- Wilsonghost town · Ohio County · 3.1 mi
- Shannonghost town · Ohio County · 4.5 mi
- Startleghost town · Jefferson County · 8 mi
- Bowmanghost town · Brooke County · 9.1 mi
- Erskine Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 10.5 mi
- Wheeling Valleyghost town · Belmont County · 10.9 mi
- Blaney Mays Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 11.5 mi
- Fellsghost town · Jefferson County · 11.7 mi
- Newtownghost town · Harrison County · 12.3 mi
- Dunfeeghost town · Belmont County · 12.7 mi
Questions
Where is Glenns Run?
Glenns Run is in Ohio County, West Virginia, at 40.1231, -80.6995.
How many ghost towns are in Ohio County?
Ohio County, West Virginia has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.