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Welcome to McHenry ...

McHenry is located in Jerome County<1>.

McHenry is 4,080 feet [1,244 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of McHenry is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: McHenry lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for McHenry: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named McHenry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named McHenry - they are located in California, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Dakota and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for McHenry.

Communities near McHenry ...

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

  • Burley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Rupert
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Kimberly
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Heyburn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Paul
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Paul is located in Minidoka County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paul <4>
  • Hansen
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hansen is located in Twin Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,290 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hansen <4>
  • Hazelton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Eden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Murtaugh
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Artesian City ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Artesian City is located in Cassia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesian City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McHenry ...

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

Adding McHenry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McHenry in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for McHenry was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McHenry.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Jerome, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McHenry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the McHenry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the McHenry area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.