Welcome to Henderson Point ...

Henderson Point is located in Harrison County<1>.

The location of Henderson Point has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Henderson Point, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Henderson Point: Henderson Pt.

Henderson Point is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Henderson Point lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Henderson Point: (228)

Communities near Henderson Point ...

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

• Gulfport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfport
  • Gulfport is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulfport <4>
• Long Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Long Beach is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <4>
• Diamondhead
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamondhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondhead
  • Diamondhead is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamondhead <4>
• Waveland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waveland
  • Waveland is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waveland <4>
• Shoreline Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoreline Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline Park
  • Shoreline Park is located in Hancock County
• Lakeshore
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
  • Lakeshore is located in Hancock County
• Kiln
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiln
  • Kiln is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiln <4>
• North Gulfport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Gulfport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gulfport
  • North Gulfport is located in Harrison County
• Mississippi City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
  • Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
• Lyman
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
  • Lyman is located in Harrison County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Henderson Point ...

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

Adding Henderson Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Henderson Point in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Henderson Point was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Henderson Point.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Henderson Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Harrison County: www.co.harrison.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/