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Welcome to Henderson ...

Henderson is located in Wayne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Henderson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Henderson is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Henderson: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Henderson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Michigan (5), Minnesota, 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.

  • Waynesboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Richton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  • Mulberry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mulberry is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • 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
  • 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
  • Ovett
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Ovett is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Henderson ...

Looking for more information about Henderson? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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 (so far) for Henderson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Henderson post office opened in 1887. The Henderson post office closed in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Henderson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Henderson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Henderson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. 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).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/