Welcome to Hensler ...

Hensler is located in Oliver County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hensler, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Hensler is 1,710 feet [521 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Hensler (for example, toward Dodge), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Hensler is within the boundaries of the (701) area code.

Communities near Hensler ...

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

• Washburn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
  • Washburn is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washburn <3>
• Underwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Underwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
  • Underwood is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Underwood <3>
• Wilton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
  • Wilton is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <3>
• Center
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Center is located in Oliver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <3>
• Stanton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
  • Stanton is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <3>
• Sanger
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanger
  • Sanger is located in Oliver County
• Knife River Village
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knife River Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knife River Village
  • Knife River Village is located in Mercer County
• Riverdale Junction
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Junction
  • Riverdale Junction is located in McLean County
• Hannover
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannover
  • Hannover is located in Oliver County
• Coleharbor
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coleharbor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleharbor
  • Coleharbor is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleharbor <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hensler ...

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

Adding Hensler to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hensler post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hensler.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/