Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Henson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Henson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Henson, 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 Henson (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 Henson. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Henson is historic, it would have been located within present day Hinsdale County.
To see how the shape of Colorado's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hinsdale County: Archuleta, Gunnison, La Plata, Mineral, Ouray, Saguache & San Juan.
Below are the counties that are near Henson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Henson:
- Hinsdale County (The home county of Henson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henson, with the one closest to Henson listed first.
- Lake City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Capitol City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Capitol City is located in Hinsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol City
- Carson ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Carson is located in Hinsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Old Carson ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Old Carson is located in Hinsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Carson
- Gunnison County
- Powderhorn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henson, with the one closest to Henson listed first.
- Bachelor City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bachelor City is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor City
- Creede
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Creede is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creede
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Former name for Creede:
- Amethyst
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creede <2>
- Montrose County
- Cimarron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ouray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henson, with the one closest to Henson listed first.
- Ouray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Red Mountain ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Red Mountain is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
- Dallas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Ridgway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Loghill Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Loghill Village is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loghill Village
- Eldredge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eldredge is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldredge
- Colona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Colona is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
- San Juan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henson, with the one closest to Henson listed first.
- Animas Forks ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Animas Forks is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Animas Forks
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Howardsville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Howardsville is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Chattanooga ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chattanooga is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
- Silverton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- San Miguel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henson, with the one closest to Henson listed first.
- Tomboy ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tomboy is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomboy
- Liberty Bell ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Liberty Bell is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Bell
- Pandora
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pandora is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Telluride
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- San Miguel ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- San Miguel is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
- Mountain Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ophir
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alta ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Keystone is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Ames ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ames is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Ilium
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ilium is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilium
- Vance Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Vance Junction is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Junction
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Henson, see our County-by-County Page for Henson.
Cemeteries Near Henson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Henson.
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 Henson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Henson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Henson, with the one closest to Henson listed first.
- New Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nurse - Brownlee Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hillside Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Powderhorn Family Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- McGregor Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dallas Park Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dallas Park Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Creede Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
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.
While we didn't find Henson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Henson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Henson, with the one closest to Henson listed first.
- Lake City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Capitol City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Capitol City is located in Hinsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol City
- Animas Forks ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Animas Forks is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Animas Forks
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Ouray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ironton ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ironton is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Howardsville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Howardsville is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Portland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Portland is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Red Mountain ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Red Mountain is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
- Gateview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gateview is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateview
- Chattanooga ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chattanooga is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
- Silverton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Dallas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Ridgway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pandora
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pandora is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Henson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Henson.
Newspapers Published in Henson ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Henson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Henson, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Henson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Henson:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Hinsdale County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Gunnison County
- Mineral County
- Montrose County
- Ouray County
- San Juan County
- San Miguel County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Colorado
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 Henson, 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Henson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |