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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Henrys. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Henrys to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Henrys, 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 Henrys (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 Henrys. 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 Henrys is historic, it would have been located within present day Walker County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Walker County: DeKalb (AL), Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Whitfield & Hamilton (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Henrys. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Henrys:
- Walker County (The home county of Henrys)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrys, with the one closest to Henrys listed first.
- Thompsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsonville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,528 people
- Durham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Durham is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,257 people
- Cassandra
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Kensington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chickamauga
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chattanooga Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
- Moons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Moons is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Fantasy Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
- Flintstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Happy Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Happy Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
- Lytle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lytle is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 37,115 people
- Catoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrys, with the one closest to Henrys listed first.
- Blue Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Blue Spring is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Fort Oglethorpe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Midway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Boynton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Lakeview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Newnan Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
- Dafron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dafron is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafron
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,294 people
- Ellie Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
- Poplar Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Indian Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Ringgold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Graysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chattooga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrys, with the one closest to Henrys listed first.
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Trion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cloudland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pennville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Menlo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Summerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Berryton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Zula ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Lyerly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Dade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrys, with the one closest to Henrys listed first.
- Trenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morganville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Morganville is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Wildwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rising Fawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Cole City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cole City is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Floyd County
- Floyd Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
- Gordon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrys, with the one closest to Henrys listed first.
- Hill City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hill City is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Sugar Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Resaca Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Resaca Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 803 people
- Resaca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrys, with the one closest to Henrys listed first.
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Trickum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Crow ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Tunnel Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rocky Face
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Crown Mill Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
- Dalton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Varnell
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Waring
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Plainview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Plainview is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
- Cohutta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Parrett Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parrett Crossing is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrett Crossing
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Cherokee County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrys, with the one closest to Henrys listed first.
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Grover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- DeKalb County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrys, with the one closest to Henrys listed first.
- Cartersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cartersville is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Kaolin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Beaty Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Beaty Crossroads is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Crossroads
- Ider
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bankhead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Mentone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hammondville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hammondville is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Valley Head
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Henagar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrys, with the one closest to Henrys listed first.
- Eliza
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Higdon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bryant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Long Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Bridgeport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <2>
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Haynes Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- New Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Central
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Central is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Stevenson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bradley County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrys, with the one closest to Henrys listed first.
- Mineral Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Park is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- McDonald
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrys, with the one closest to Henrys listed first.
- Lookout Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Elmo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Elmo is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Milbro Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Milbro Heights is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milbro Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,834 people
- Tiftonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tiftonia is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiftonia
- East Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgedale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Chattanooga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lake Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Orchard Knob
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Valley Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Valley Village is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
- Brainerd Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brainerd Hills is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd Hills
- Ridgeside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeside is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Marion County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrys, with the one closest to Henrys listed first.
- Whiteside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Vulcan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- New Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Jasper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kimball
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Richard City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- South Pittsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Powells Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Whitwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Orme
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orme is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Comfort
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Comfort is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Henrys, see our County-by-County Page for Henrys.
Cemeteries Near Henrys ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Henrys.
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 Henrys - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Henrys covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Henrys, with the one closest to Henrys listed first.
- Singleterry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Lookout Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Garmany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Garrett Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lookout Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stephens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harding Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Porter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cove Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Owings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coulter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Davis Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (537 more) ...
- Shaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- District Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.
Henrys itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Henrys, with the one closest to Henrys listed first.
- Cooper Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cooper Heights is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Heights
- High Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- High Point is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Ascalon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ascalon is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ascalon
- Cassandra
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Kensington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pond Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pond Spring is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Spring
- Estelle
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Estelle is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Chickamauga
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Red Belt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red Belt is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Belt
- Moons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Moons is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Eagle Cliff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eagle Cliff is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gerber ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gerber is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerber
- Trenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Henrys. See our List of 1890's Communities around Henrys.
Newspapers Published in Henrys ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Henrys.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Henrys, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Henrys.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Henrys:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Walker County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Catoosa County
- Chattooga County
- Dade County
- Floyd County
- Gordon County
- Whitfield County
- Cherokee County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Bradley County
- Hamilton County
- Marion County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 Henrys, 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 '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- Henrys) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |