Welcome to Henry ...

Henry is located in Vermilion Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Henry, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Henry is near sea level<3>.

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

Henry lies within the (337) area code.

Communities Also Named Henry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Henry: This one is located in Vermilion Parish and the other is located in Lincoln Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 38 communities that are also named Henry - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Colorado (3), Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Michigan (2), Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Ontario, South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia (3) and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Henry ...

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

• New Iberia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Iberia
  • New Iberia is located in Iberia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Iberia <4>
• Youngsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
  • Youngsville is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngsville <4>
• Broussard
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broussard
  • Broussard is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broussard <4>
• Abbeville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
  • Abbeville is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <4>
• Kaplan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaplan
  • Kaplan is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaplan <4>
• Erath
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erath
  • Erath is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,030 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erath <4>
• Maurice
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
  • Maurice is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maurice <4>
• Delcambre
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delcambre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delcambre
  • Delcambre is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delcambre <4>
• Perry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>
• Youngs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
  • Youngs is located in Vermilion Parish

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Henry ...

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

Adding Henry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Henry 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 Henry was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Henry post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Henry.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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