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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Henrico. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Henrico to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Henrico, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Henrico (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Henrico. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Henrico is historic, it would have been located within present day Desha County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Desha County: Arkansas, Chicot, Drew, Lincoln, Phillips & Bolivar (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Henrico. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Henrico:
- Desha County (The home county of Henrico)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrico, with the one closest to Henrico listed first.
- Snow Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Snow Lake is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake
- Napoleon ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Napoleon is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Watson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pea Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pea Ridge is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Kelso
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kelso is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Rohwer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- McArthur
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- McArthur is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
- Dumas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mitchellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mitchellville is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Pickens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pickens is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
- Arkansas City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Arkansas City is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Hopedale ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hopedale is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Arkansas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrico, with the one closest to Henrico listed first.
- Tichnor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ethel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ethel is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Gillett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- De Witt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln County
- South Bend ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- South Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
- Phillips County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrico, with the one closest to Henrico listed first.
- Crumrod
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Crumrod is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumrod
- Mellwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mellwood is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellwood
- Lambrook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lambrook is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambrook
- Elaine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wabash
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wabash is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Old Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Lakeview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Bolivar County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrico, with the one closest to Henrico listed first.
- Gunnison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gunnison is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Perthshire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Perthshire is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perthshire
- Waxhaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Waxhaw is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
- Deeson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Deeson is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeson
- Wright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wright is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Round Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Round Lake is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Rosedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hushpuckena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hushpuckena is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hushpuckena
- Shelby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Duncan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Duncan is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Beulah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Beulah is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Christmas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Christmas is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
- Coahoma County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrico, with the one closest to Henrico listed first.
- Sunflower Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
- Africa ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Africa is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Roundaway
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Roundaway is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Claremont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Claremont is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Hopson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hopson is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Clarksdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Dublin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dublin is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Lyon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Sunflower County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrico, with the one closest to Henrico listed first.
- Halstead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Halstead is located in Sunflower County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
- Rome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Sunflower County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Whitney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Whitney is located in Sunflower County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- White City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Sunflower County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Henrico, see our County-by-County Page for Henrico.
Cemeteries Near Henrico ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Henrico.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Henrico - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Henrico covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Henrico, with the one closest to Henrico listed first.
- Henrico Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Luke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Person Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Concordia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- White Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gunnison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pickett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Scott Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rosedale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (191 more) ...
- Round Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Turners Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Henrico itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Henrico, with the one closest to Henrico listed first.
- Concordia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Concordia is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Laconia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laconia is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laconia
- Gunnison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gunnison is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Perthshire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Perthshire is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perthshire
- Wright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wright is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Deeson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Deeson is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeson
- White River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- White River is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River
- Round Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Round Lake is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Rosedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hillhouse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hillhouse is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhouse
- Shelby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hushpuckena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hushpuckena is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hushpuckena
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Red Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Red Fork is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fork
- Duncan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Duncan is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Sunflower Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Henrico. See our List of 1890's Communities around Henrico.
Newspapers Published in Henrico ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Henrico.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Henrico, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Henrico.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Henrico:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Desha County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arkansas County
- Lincoln County
- Phillips County
- Bolivar County
- Coahoma County
- Sunflower County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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 Henrico, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Henrico) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |