Welcome to Henshaw ...
Henshaw is located in Taylor County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Henshaw, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
Henshaw is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Henshaw lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Henshaw ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Henshaw - they are located in California, Kansas, Kentucky and Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Henshaw.
Communities near Henshaw ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Henshaw.
- Clarinda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Corning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lenox
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenox have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Lenox is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenox <3>
- Bedford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Bedford is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,380 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <3>
- Villisca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stanton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Market
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- New Market is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Prescott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prescott have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Prescott is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prescott <3>
- College Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
- College Springs is located in Page County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Shambaugh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shambaugh
- Shambaugh is located in Page County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
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 Henshaw. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Henshaw.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Henshaw. 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 Henshaw.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Henshaw. See our Newspapers Page for Henshaw.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Henshaw ...
Looking for more information about Henshaw? 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 Henshaw, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Henshaw.
Adding Henshaw to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Henshaw in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Henshaw was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Henshaw post office opened in 1899.
We also found Henshaw on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Henshaw.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Taylor, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Henshaw - 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |