Welcome to Hen Scratch ...

Hen Scratch is located in Highlands County<1>.

Hen Scratch is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hen Scratch lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Hen Scratch: 863

Communities near Hen Scratch ...

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

• Avon Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Avon Park is located in Highlands County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon Park <3>
• Sebring
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Sebring is located in Highlands County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebring
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebring <3>
• Lake Placid
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lake Placid is located in Highlands County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Placid
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Placid <3>
• Placid Lakes
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Placid Lakes is located in Highlands County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placid Lakes
• Sylvan Shores
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Sylvan Shores is located in Highlands County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Shores
• De Soto City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • De Soto City is located in Highlands County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto City
• Crewsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Crewsville is located in Hardee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewsville
• Archbold
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Archbold is located in Highlands County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbold
• Lorida
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lorida is located in Highlands County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorida
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lorida <3>
• Venus
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Venus is located in Highlands County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Venus <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hen Scratch ...

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