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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 Henry (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 Henry. 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 doctors and 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.

Henry is located in Lincoln County.

To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lincoln County: Burke, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell & Mecklenburg.

Below are the counties that are near Henry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Henry:

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of Henry)
  • Alexander County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henry, with the one closest to Henry listed first.
    • Bethlehem
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
    • Taylorsville Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
    • Little River
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Little River is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
    • Millersville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Millersville is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
    • Isenhour Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
    • Ellendale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Liledoun
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Liledoun is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
    • Fairview Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
    • Taylorsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Midway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Midway is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Stony Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hiddenite
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Burke County
  • Caldwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henry, with the one closest to Henry listed first.
    • Northlakes
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
    • Concord ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Concord is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Granite Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Baton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Sawmills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
    • Hudson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Cajah's Mountain
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
    • Downsville ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Downsville is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
    • Pinehurst
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Pinehurst is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
    • Gamewell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Lenoir
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Abingdon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Catawba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henry, with the one closest to Henry listed first.
    • Banoak
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Banoak is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
    • Cooksville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cooksville is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
    • Plateau
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Propst Crossroads
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
    • Blackburn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rhoney
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Advent Crossroads
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Meadow Brook Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Meadow Brook Village is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
    • Mountain View
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Mountain View is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
    • Brookford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Brookford is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
    • Startown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Startown is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
    • Long View
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Long View is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
  • Cleveland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henry, with the one closest to Henry listed first.
    • Toluca
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Toluca is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
    • Belwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Belwood is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
    • Knob Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Olive Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
    • Fallston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilson ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Wilson is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Casar
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Beam Mill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Lawndale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Waco
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Delight
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
  • Gaston County
  • Iredell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henry, with the one closest to Henry listed first.
    • Eufola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mayhew
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Brevard ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Brevard is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
    • Doolie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Scotts
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Scotts is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
  • McDowell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henry, with the one closest to Henry listed first.
    • Mountain Home ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
    • Patten
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Nebo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Vein Mountain
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Mecklenburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henry, with the one closest to Henry listed first.
    • River View ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • River View is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
    • Cornelius
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Rutherford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henry, with the one closest to Henry listed first.
    • Hollis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunshine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Ellenboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Washburn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bostic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Concord
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Concord is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Six Points
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
    • Caroleen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Alexander Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
    • Forest City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Henrietta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherokee County (SC)
  • York County (SC)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Henry, see our County-by-County Page for Henry.

Cemeteries Near Henry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Henry.

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 Henry - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Henry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Henry, with the one closest to Henry listed first.

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Henry had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Henry, with the one closest to Henry listed first.

  • Hulls Crossroads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Plateau
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Toluca
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Toluca is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
  • Reepsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Reepsville is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reepsville
  • North Brook ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Orleans
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Orleans is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
  • Blackburn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Knob Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Belwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Belwood is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
  • Shoups Ford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Camp Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Fallston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Startown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Startown is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
    • Casar
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Crouse
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Crouse is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Henry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Henry.

Newspapers Published in Henry ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Henry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Henry, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Henry.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Henry:

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>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>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 Henry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Henry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.