Welcome to Henkel ...

Henkel is located in Lee County<1>.

The location of Henkel has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Henkel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Henkel is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Henkel lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Henkel: (815) & (779)<4>

Communities Also Named Henkel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Henkel - it's located in Colorado.

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

Communities near Henkel ...

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

• Peru
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Peru is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,612 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <5>
• La Salle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Salle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
  • La Salle is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Salle <5>
• Mendota
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
  • Mendota is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,904 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendota <5>
• Spring Valley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Spring Valley is located in Bureau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,065 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <5>
• Amboy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
  • Amboy is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amboy <5>
• De Pue
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Pue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
  • De Pue is located in Bureau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
• Earlville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
  • Earlville is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlville <5>
• North Utica
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Utica
  • North Utica is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
• Ladd
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
  • Ladd is located in Bureau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ladd <5>
• Franklin Grove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Grove
  • Franklin Grove is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin Grove <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Henkel ...

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

Adding Henkel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Henkel 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 for Henkel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Henkel post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Henkel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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