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Welcome to Hensley ...

Hensley is located in Pulaski County<1>.

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

Hensley is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hensley: 501

Communities Also Named Hensley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Hensley: This one is located in Pulaski County and the other is located in Saline County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 7 communities that are also named Hensley - they are located in Kentucky (2), Missouri, North Carolina, Texas and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hensley.

Communities near Hensley ...

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

  • Little Rock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • North Little Rock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Bryant
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sheridan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • White Hall
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Shannon Hills
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
  • Alexander
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • England
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Wrightsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
  • Redfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hensley ...

Looking for more information about Hensley? 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 Hensley, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hensley.

Adding Hensley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hensley 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 (so far) for Hensley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hensley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Pulaski, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hensley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/