Welcome to Hendrix ...

So far, we found very little information about Hendrix. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Hendrix to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hendrix, please Contact Us.

Hendrix would have been located within present day Wilkes County<2>.

The location of Hendrix has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hendrix, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Hendrix is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Hendrix was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Hendrix still existed, it would have been in the (336) area code.

Communities Also Named Hendrix ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Hendrix - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hendrix.

Communities near Hendrix ...

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

• Boone
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
  • Boone is located in Watauga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <5>
• Lenoir
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
  • Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
  • Former name for Lenoir:
  • Tucker's Barn
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <5>
• North Wilkesboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilkesboro
  • North Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Wilkesboro <5>
• Wilkesboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesboro
  • Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkesboro <5>
• Taylorsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
  • Taylorsville is located in Alexander County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <5>
• Jefferson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Ashe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <5>
• Blowing Rock
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowing Rock
  • Blowing Rock is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blowing Rock <5>
• West Jefferson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
  • West Jefferson is located in Ashe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Jefferson <5>
• Cedar Rock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
  • Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Cedar Rock has also been known as:
  • Cedar Rock village
• Ferguson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferguson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
  • Ferguson is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferguson <5>

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

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

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

Adding Hendrix to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hendrix 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 Hendrix was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hendrix post office opened in 1882.

We also found Hendrix in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hendrix.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Wilkes County: www.wilkescounty.net/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/