Welcome to Henrietta ...
So far, we found very little information about Henrietta. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Henrietta to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Henrietta, please Contact Us.
Henrietta would have been located within present day Richland County<2>.
The location of Henrietta has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Henrietta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Henrietta is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Henrietta was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Henrietta still existed, it would have been in the (608) area code.
Communities Also Named Henrietta ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Henrietta - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri (2), New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Henrietta.
Communities near Henrietta ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Henrietta.
- Reedsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Richland Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Hillsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
- Elroy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Wonewoc
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - La Farge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Viola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Ontario
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Kendall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Readstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Henrietta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Henrietta.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Henrietta. 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 Henrietta.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Henrietta. See our Newspapers Page for Henrietta.
Adding Henrietta to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Henrietta in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Henrietta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Henrietta post office opened in 1857.
We also found Henrietta in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Henrietta.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Richland County: www.co.richland.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Henrietta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Richland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Henrietta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |