Welcome to Henson Springs ...

Henson Springs is located in Lamar County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Henson Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

A typical abbreviation for Henson Springs: Henson Spgs. (or less commonly used: Henson Spngs. or Henson Sprngs.)

Henson Springs is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Henson Springs: (205) & (659)<4>

Communities near Henson Springs ...

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

• Hamilton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <5>
• Winfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <5>
• Guin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin
  • Guin is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,250 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guin <5>
• Vernon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Vernon is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <5>
• Sulligent
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulligent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulligent
  • Sulligent is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulligent <5>
• Brilliant
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brilliant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
  • Brilliant is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brilliant <5>
• Smithville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
  • Smithville is located in Monroe County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <5>
• Glen Allen
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
  • Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
• Tremont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
  • Tremont is located in Itawamba County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tremont <5>
• Twin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
  • Twin is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Henson Springs ...

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

Adding Henson Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Henson Springs 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 Henson Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Henson Springs post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Henson Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/