Welcome to Hennessey ...

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

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

Hennessey would have been located within present day Clark County<2>.

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

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Hennessey is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

If Hennessey still existed, it would have been in the (937) area code.

Communities Also Named Hennessey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Hennessey - they are located in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas.

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

Communities near Hennessey ...

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

• Dayton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <5>
• Springfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <5>
• Kettering
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettering
  • Kettering is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kettering <5>
• Beavercreek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavercreek
  • Beavercreek is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beavercreek <5>
• Huber Heights
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huber Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber Heights
  • Huber Heights is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huber Heights <5>
• Fairborn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairborn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairborn
  • Fairborn is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairborn <5>
• Xenia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
  • Xenia is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Xenia <5>
• Riverside
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <5>
• Vandalia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandalia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
  • Vandalia is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandalia <5>
• Tipp City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipp City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipp City
  • Tipp City is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipp City <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 Hennessey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hennessey.

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

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

Adding Hennessey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hennessey 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 for Hennessey was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hennessey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Clark County: www.co.clark.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/