Do you know of Henderson ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Henderson. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Henderson.<1>
Our sources for Henderson (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Henderson other than they indicate that Henderson would be found somewhere in Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1827 and closed in 1904.
Communities Also Named Henderson ...
We found 48 communities that share the name Henderson.
There are three communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Henderson.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 45 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 45 communities, 47 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Clarion County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Henderson [Clarion County].
- Clearfield County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Henderson [Clearfield County].
- Montgomery County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Henderson [Montgomery County].
- Clarion County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Baxter County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Henderson [Baxter County].
- Woodruff County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Henderson [Woodruff County].
- California
- Humboldt County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Henderson [Humboldt County].
- San Mateo County
- Please visit our profile page for the California community of Henderson [San Mateo County].
- Tulare County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Henderson [Tulare County].
- Colorado
- Adams County
- Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Henderson [Adams County].
- Arapahoe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Henderson [Arapahoe County].
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Henderson [Hillsborough County].
- Georgia
- Houston County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Henderson [Houston County].
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Rush County
- Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Henderson [Rush County].
- Iowa
- Mills County
- Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Henderson [Mills County].
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Henderson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Henderson [Henderson County].
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Caroline County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Henderson [Caroline County].
- Michigan
- Dickinson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Henderson [Dickinson County].
- Ionia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Henderson [Ionia County].
- Macomb County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Henderson [Macomb County].
- Shiawassee County
- Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Henderson [Shiawassee County].
- Wexford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Henderson [Wexford County].
- Minnesota
- Sibley County
- Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Henderson [Sibley County].
- Mississippi
- Wayne County
- Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Henderson [Wayne County].
- Missouri
- Webster County
- Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Henderson [Webster County].
- Montana
- Mineral County
- Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Henderson [Mineral County].
- Nebraska
- York County
- Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Henderson [York County].
- Nevada
- Clark County
- Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Henderson [Clark County].
- New York
- Jefferson County
- Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Henderson [Jefferson County].
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Brown County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Henderson [Brown County].
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Henderson.
- Oregon
- Tennessee
- Chester County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Henderson [Chester County].
- Rutherford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Henderson [Rutherford County].
- Texas
- Rusk County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Henderson [Rusk County].
- Virginia
- Washington County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Henderson [Washington County].
- West Virginia
- Mason County
- Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Henderson [Mason County].
- Wood County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Henderson [Wood County].
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Henderson ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Henderson:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Henderson - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned
List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office
Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers
U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers
Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
The FIPS database contains an entry for Henderson.
Referenced FIPS Records ...
FIPS Code: 42/33824 (Place Name: Henderson)
County: Mercer (FIPS State/County: 42/085)
Class: U8
Identifies a populated place (in this case, Henderson) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
More Orphans in Mercer County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Mercer County.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Henderson could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |