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>.
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.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Henderson was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Henderson was located: 318 & 457<4>
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.
- Tallulah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallulah
- Tallulah is located in Madison Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallulah <5>
- Lake Providence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Providence
- Lake Providence is located in East Carroll Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,347 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Providence <5>
- Richmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Cary
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Delta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Delta is located in Madison Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <5>
- Mound
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Mound is located in Madison Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Omega
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Sondheimer
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sondheimer have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondheimer
- Sondheimer is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sondheimer <5>
- Ashly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Transylvania
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Transylvania have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transylvania
- Transylvania is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Transylvania <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 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.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Henderson post office opened in 1873.
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: https://www.louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Henderson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including East Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Henderson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Henderson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Henderson area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |