Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Henry City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Henry City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Henry City, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Henry City (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Henry City. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Parishes/Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next parish to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes/counties instead of the parish in which they lived: their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the east contained birth and death records; the parish to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Henry City is historic, it would have been located within present day Tangipahoa Parish.
To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Tangipahoa Parish: Livingston, Saint Helena, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Tammany, Washington, Amite (MS) & Pike (MS).
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Henry City. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Henry City:
- Tangipahoa Parish (The home parish of Henry City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henry City, with the one closest to Henry City listed first.
- Husser
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wilmer is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
- Loranger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Amite City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Roseland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Independence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fluker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tickfaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tangipahoa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Genessee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Genessee is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genessee
- Robert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Natalbany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- Baywood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Baywood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Livingston Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Henry City, with the one closest to Henry City listed first.
- Georgeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Georgeville is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Albany
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Starns
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Starns is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns
- Holden
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Livingston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Killian
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Killian is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
- Oldfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oldfield is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Saint Helena Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Henry City, with the one closest to Henry City listed first.
- Montpelier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Montpelier is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Greensburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Grangeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Grangeville is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
- Chipola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
- Coleman Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman Town is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Town
- Saint Tammany Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Henry City, with the one closest to Henry City listed first.
- Folsom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goodbee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Goodbee is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbee
- Saint Benedict
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Covington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Abita Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Madisonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sun
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <2>
- Bush
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lewisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisburg is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Mandeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Henry City, with the one closest to Henry City listed first.
- Stoney Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Sunny Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Franklinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Enon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Enon is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Mount Hermon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pine is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Popeville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Popeville is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
- Lees Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Bogalusa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Amite County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henry City, with the one closest to Henry City listed first.
- Gillsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Huron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huron is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Pike County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henry City, with the one closest to Henry City listed first.
- Osyka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Smithburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Smithburg is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Chatawa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Magnolia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Walthall County (MS)
- Tylertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Henry City, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Henry City.
Cemeteries Near Henry City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Henry City.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Henry City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Henry City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Henry City, with the one closest to Henry City listed first.
- Hughes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wainwright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stevens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Donaldson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Briar Patch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Olliphant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hughes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Carrier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ballard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (666 more) ...
- Sylvest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lowery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Henry City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Henry City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Henry City, with the one closest to Henry City listed first.
- Amite City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Arcola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arcola is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Roseland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Independence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bailey is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Tickfaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tangipahoa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Franklinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Zona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Zona is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Mount Hermon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kentwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greensburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Starns
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Starns is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Henry City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Henry City.
Newspapers Published in Henry City ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Henry City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Henry City, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Henry City.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Henry City:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Tangipahoa Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- Livingston Parish
- Saint Helena Parish
- Saint Tammany Parish
- Washington Parish
- Amite County
- Pike County
- Walthall County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
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 Henry City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Henry City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |