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Welcome to Hentons ...

So far, we found very little information about Hentons. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Hentons to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hentons, please Contact Us.

Hentons would have been located within present day Mills County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hentons, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Hentons is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Hentons was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Hentons was located: 712

Communities near Hentons ...

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

  • Omaha
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Omaha is located in Douglas County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
    • Omaha has also been known as:
    • Omaha City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <4>
  • Council Bluffs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Bellevue
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Papillion
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • La Vista
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ralston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ralston is located in Douglas County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,254 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralston <4>
  • Plattsmouth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Carter Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Springfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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

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

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

Adding Hentons to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hentons 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 (so far) for Hentons was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hentons.

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 Hentons, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Mills, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hentons - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.