Henlawson, West Virginia
# Henlawson, West Virginia

Henlawson is a census-designated place (CDP) in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. Henlawson has a post office with ZIP code 25624. As of the 2010 census, its population was 442. Henlawson is believed to have been named after a resident, Henry Lawson. Merrill Coal Mines opened Merrill Mines here in 1921 and built homes to house the miners.

## Geography

Henlawson is located in north-central Logan County, on the east bank of the Guyandotte River across from Mitchell Heights to the north and Justice Addition to the southwest. It is 5 miles (8 km) north of Logan, the county seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Henlawson CDP has a total area of 0.83 square miles (2.15 $km^2),$ of which 0.80 square miles (2.08 $km^2)$ are land and 0.027 square miles (0.07 $km^2),$ or 3.35%, are water. The Guyandotte is a north-flowing tributary of the Ohio River.

