Do you know of Henry ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Henry. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Henry.<1>
Our sources for Henry (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Henry other than they indicate that Henry would be found somewhere in Ray County, Missouri.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1869 and closed in 1908.
Communities Also Named Henry ...
We found 38 communities that share the name Henry.
Within Missouri, the name Henry is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another 38 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 38 communities, 37 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- San Luis Obispo County
- Please visit our profile page for the California community of Henry [San Luis Obispo County].
- Colorado
- Alamosa County
- Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Henry [Alamosa County].
- Conejos County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Henry [Conejos County].
- Washington County
- Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Henry [Washington County].
- Georgia
- Atkinson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Henry [Atkinson County].
- Franklin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Henry [Franklin County].
- Idaho
- Caribou County
- Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Henry [Caribou County].
- Illinois
- Marshall County
- Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Henry [Marshall County].
- Indiana
- Rush County
- Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Henry [Rush County].
- Kansas
- Dickinson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Henry [Dickinson County].
- Sheridan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Henry [Sheridan County].
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Alcona County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Henry [Alcona County].
- Manistee County
- Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Henry [Manistee County].
- Nebraska
- Furnas County
- Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Henry [Furnas County].
- Nevada
- Elko County
- Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Henry [Elko County].
- New Mexico
- Lea County
- Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Henry [Lea County].
- North Carolina
- Lincoln County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Henry [Lincoln County].
- Ohio
- Ontario
- South Carolina
- Edgefield County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Henry [Edgefield County].
- Williamsburg County
- Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Henry [Williamsburg County].
- South Dakota
- Codington County
- Please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Henry [Codington County].
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- Charlotte County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Henry [Charlotte County].
- Franklin County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Henry [Franklin County].
- Sussex County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Henry [Sussex County].
- West Virginia
- Grant County
- Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Henry [Grant County].
- Preston County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Henry [Preston County].
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Henry ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Henry:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Henry - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned
List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office
More Orphans in Ray County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Ray County.
| Ada | |
| North Lexington | |
| Cooleys Lake | |
| Crab Orchard | Otsego |
| Fox | Prospect Hill |
| Hallard | Saint Cloud Springs |
| Sisk | |
| Lawson Station | Sunshine |
| Lexington Junction | Swantick |
| Log Cabin Station | |
| Louella | Union |
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Henry could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |