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Welcome to Hendricks ...

Hendricks is located in Johnson County<1>.

Hendricks is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hendricks lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Hendricks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Hendricks - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Hendricks ...

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

  • Indianapolis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Lawrence
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
    • Lawrence is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,545 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <3>
  • Plainfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Avon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Hendricks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <3>
  • Beech Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Speedway
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Martinsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Mooresville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Bargersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hendricks ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hendricks - 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.