RoadsideThoughts |
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada |
Home >> State of Louisiana >> East Carroll Parish >> Henderson | Index... |
Welcome to Henderson ...So far, we found very little information about Henderson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Henderson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Henderson, please Contact Us. Henderson would have been located within present day East Carroll Parish<2>. The location of Henderson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Henderson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873. While the community is gone, the present day location for Henderson is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: The area where Henderson was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The location where Henderson once stood is in the (318) area code. Communities Also Named Henderson ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Henderson: This one is located in East Carroll Parish and the other is located in Saint Martin Parish. Beyond Louisiana, there are 48 communities that are also named Henderson - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), California (3), Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan (5), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia and West Virginia (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Henderson. Communities near Henderson ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Henderson.
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 Henderson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Henderson. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Henderson. 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 Henderson. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Henderson. See our Newspapers Page for Henderson. Adding Henderson to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Henderson 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 for Henderson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Henderson in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Henderson. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/ Footnotes ...
|
Thank you for visiting our website.
In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.
If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.
This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024