Welcome to Henry ...

Henry is primarily located in Franklin County<1>. A portion of Henry extends into Henry County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Henry, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Henry is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Henry lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Henry is within the boundaries of the (540) area code.

The ZIP code for Henry: 24102<3>

Communities Also Named Henry ...

While we believe that this Henry is located in Franklin County, we know of another 2 Virginia communities named Henry. Those communities are located in the following counties: Charlotte and Sussex County.

Beyond Virginia, 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), Michigan (2), Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Ontario, South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas 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.

• Martinsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Martinsville is located in Martinsville City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,355 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <4>
• Rocky Mount
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
  • Rocky Mount is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Mount <4>
• Ridgeway
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
  • Ridgeway is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeway <4>
• Floyd
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
  • Floyd is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floyd <4>
• Boones Mill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boones Mill
  • Boones Mill is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boones Mill <4>
• Bassett
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
  • Bassett is located in Henry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bassett <4>
• Reed Creek Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
  • Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
• Ferrum
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrum
  • Ferrum is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferrum <4>
• Stanleytown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanleytown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleytown
  • Stanleytown is located in Henry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanleytown <4>
• Collinsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
  • Collinsville is located in Henry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <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 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Henry, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<6>

From that list, the Henry post office opened in 1908.

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

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.

The official website for Franklin County: www.franklincountyva.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/