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Introduction ...

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 Henry (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 Henry. 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 and hospitals 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.

Henry is located in Caribou County.

To see how the shape of Idaho's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Caribou County: Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Bonneville, Franklin & Lincoln (WY).

Below are the counties that are near Henry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Henry:

  • Caribou County     (The home county of Henry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henry, with the one closest to Henry listed first.
    • Wayan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Conda
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conda
      • Conda is located in Caribou County
    • Soda Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soda Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
      • Soda Springs is located in Caribou County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,003 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soda Springs <1>
    • Chesterfield ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
      • Chesterfield is located in Caribou County
    • Bancroft
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Bancroft is located in Caribou County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bancroft <1>
    • Freedom
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
      • Freedom is located in Caribou County
    • Grace
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
      • Grace is located in Caribou County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grace <1>
    • Bench
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bench
      • Bench is located in Caribou County
    • Five Points ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Five Points is located in Caribou County
  • Bear Lake County
    • Georgetown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Bonneville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henry, with the one closest to Henry listed first.
    • Keenan City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keenan City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenan City
      • Keenan City is located in Bonneville County
    • Caribou City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caribou City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou City
      • Caribou City is located in Bonneville County
    • Bone
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone
      • Bone is located in Bonneville County
  • Lincoln County (WY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henry, with the one closest to Henry listed first.
    • Freedom
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Thayne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayne
      • Thayne is located in Lincoln County (WY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thayne <1>
    • Auburn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Etna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Bedford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Star Valley Ranch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Valley Ranch
      • Star Valley Ranch is located in Lincoln County (WY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,700 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Henry, see our County-by-County Page for Henry.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Henry:

Cemeteries Near Henry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Henry.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Henry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Henry, with the one closest to Henry listed first.

  • Lanes Grave Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lanes Grave Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lanes Grave Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80536 <3>
  • Chesterfield Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Freedom Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Freedom Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<4> to the northeast of Freedom.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freedom Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80476 <3>
  • Old Lund Pioneer Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Grace Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Cemetery
  • Auburn Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Thayne Community Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Amesville Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Skinner Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skinner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skinner Cemetery
  • Bedford Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Etna Alpine Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 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.<5>

While we didn't find Henry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Henry.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Henry, with the one closest to Henry listed first.

  • Manson
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
    • Manson is located in Bear Lake County
  • Freedom
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
    • Freedom is located in Caribou County
  • Freedom
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Novene
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novene
    • Novene is located in Bear Lake County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Henry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Henry.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Henry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Henry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Henry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9069, Longitude: -111.5308       In this case, the coordinates for Henry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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 Henry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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