Welcome to Henry ...

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

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

Henry would have been located within present day Manistee County<2>.

We aren't confident of the location of Henry, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Henry, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Time Zone: The area where Henry was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Henry still existed, it would have been in the (231) area code.

Communities Also Named Henry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Henry: This one is located in Manistee County and the other is located in Alcona County.

Beyond Michigan, 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, Louisiana (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.

• Frankfort
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <5>
• Buckley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley
  • Buckley is located in Wexford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckley <5>
• Benzonia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benzonia
  • Benzonia is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benzonia <5>
• Kaleva
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaleva have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaleva
  • Kaleva is located in Manistee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaleva <5>
• Thompsonville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
  • Thompsonville is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompsonville <5>
• Onekama
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onekama have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onekama
  • Onekama is located in Manistee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onekama <5>
• Mesick
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mesick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesick
  • Mesick is located in Wexford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesick <5>
• Elberta
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
  • Elberta is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elberta <5>
• Beulah
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
  • Beulah is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beulah <5>
• Honor
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honor
  • Honor is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honor <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 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.

Adding Henry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Henry in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section 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.<6>

From that list, the Henry post office opened in 1903.

We also found Henry on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Henry.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Manistee County: www.manistee.com/~edo/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/