Welcome to Hendrix ...

Hendrix is located in McLean County<1>.

The location of Hendrix has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hendrix, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Hendrix is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hendrix lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Hendrix ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.mcleancochamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Hendrix, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Hendrix ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Hendrix - they are located in Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hendrix.

Communities near Hendrix ...

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

• Bloomington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bloomington is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <4>
• Normal
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
  • Normal is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normal <4>
• Clinton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in De Witt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Le Roy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
  • Le Roy is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <4>
• Heyworth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heyworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heyworth
  • Heyworth is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heyworth <4>
• Lexington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
• Hudson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <4>
• Atlanta
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Atlanta is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <4>
• Minier
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minier
  • Minier is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minier <4>
• Danvers
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danvers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
  • Danvers is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
  • Danvers has also been known as:
  • Danver
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danvers <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hendrix ...

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

Adding Hendrix to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hendrix in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hendrix was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hendrix post office opened in 1876.

We also found Hendrix in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hendrix.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hendrix. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for McLean County: www.mclean.gov/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov