Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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 Henderson (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 Henderson. 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 Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Henderson is located in Wayne County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wayne County: Choctaw (AL), Washington (AL), Clarke, Greene, Jasper, Jones & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Henderson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Henderson:
- Wayne County (The home county of Henderson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henderson, with the one closest to Henderson listed first.
- Mulberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mulberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Clara
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clara is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Chicora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chicora is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
- Robinsons Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- Whistler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Waynesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clarke County
- Shubuta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Forrest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henderson, with the one closest to Henderson listed first.
- Goodluck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Goodluck is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
- Petal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henderson, with the one closest to Henderson listed first.
- Bothwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bothwell is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothwell
- Carson City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carson City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
- Avera
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Avera is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
- Clark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- State Line
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- State Line is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Hillman
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hillman is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Leakesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- McLain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- McLain is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henderson, with the one closest to Henderson listed first.
- Ovett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ovett is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
- Antioch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Ellisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Errata
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Laurel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sandersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henderson, with the one closest to Henderson listed first.
- Richton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaumont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beaumont is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
- Wingate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wingate is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- New Augusta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Choctaw County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henderson, with the one closest to Henderson listed first.
- Aquilla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Isney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Isney is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
- Washington County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henderson, with the one closest to Henderson listed first.
- Yellow Pine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Yellow Pine is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Copeland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Copeland is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Fruitdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fruitdale is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Mehaffey ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mehaffey is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
- Escatawpa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Escatawpa is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Barlow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Barlow is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Healing Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Vinegar Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
- Millry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chatom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chatom is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatom <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Henderson, see our County-by-County Page for Henderson.
Cemeteries Near Henderson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Henderson.
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 Henderson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Henderson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Henderson, with the one closest to Henderson listed first.
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Henderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Corinth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pittman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hollis Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frisco Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Edwards Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (270 more) ...
- Indian Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Henderson had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Henderson, with the one closest to Henderson listed first.
- Avera
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Avera is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
- Kittrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kittrell is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Winchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Adamsville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Adamsville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- State Line
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- State Line is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Waynesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whistler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Yellow Pine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Yellow Pine is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Denham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Denham is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
- Boice
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Boice is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boice
- Leakesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tokio
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tokio is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Eucutta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Eucutta is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucutta
- Escatawpa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Escatawpa is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Aquilla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Henderson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Henderson.
Newspapers Published in Henderson ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Henderson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Henderson, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Henderson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Henderson:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Forrest County
- Greene County
- Jones County
- Perry County
- Choctaw County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Henderson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |