Welcome to Hentons ...

So far, we found very little information about Hentons. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Hentons to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hentons, please Contact Us.

Hentons would have been located within present day Mills County<2>.

The location of Hentons has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hentons, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Hentons is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Hentons was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Hentons still existed, it would have been in the (712) area code.

Communities near Hentons ...

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

• Omaha
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
  • Omaha is located in Douglas County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
  • Omaha has also been known as:
  • Omaha City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <5>
• Council Bluffs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Bluffs
  • Council Bluffs is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Bluffs <5>
• Bellevue
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Sarpy County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <5>
• Papillion
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Papillion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papillion
  • Papillion is located in Sarpy County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Papillion <5>
• La Vista
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vista
  • La Vista is located in Sarpy County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vista <5>
• Ralston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
  • Ralston is located in Douglas County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,254 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralston <5>
• Plattsmouth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plattsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsmouth
  • Plattsmouth is located in Cass County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plattsmouth <5>
• Glenwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
  • Glenwood is located in Mills County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenwood <5>
• Carter Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Lake
  • Carter Lake is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carter Lake <5>
• Springfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Sarpy County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <5>

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

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

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

Adding Hentons to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hentons in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hentons was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hentons.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Mills County: www.millscoia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/