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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Henard. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Henard to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Henard, please Contact Us.
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 Henard (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 Henard. 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 northwest 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 north.
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 north 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Henard is historic, it would have been located within present day Overton County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Overton County: Clay, Cumberland, Fentress, Jackson, Pickett & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Henard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Henard:
- Overton County (The home county of Henard)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henard, with the one closest to Henard listed first.
- Livingston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Garretts Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Garretts Mill is also located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Oak Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is also located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Beaver Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beaver Hill is also located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bushing was located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Qualls was located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Poteet was located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Oak Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Dale is also located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
- Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan's Chapel was located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Free Communion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Free Communion is also located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Grey ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grey was located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Oakley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oakley is also located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Hanging Limb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hanging Limb is also located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henard, with the one closest to Henard listed first.
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Butlers Landing was located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Cave Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Celina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Free Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Thompsons Store
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Thompsons Store is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
- Moss
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Moss is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Boles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boles is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Clementsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Jenkins Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Hermitage Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henard, with the one closest to Henard listed first.
- Woody
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Neverfail was located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Pleasant Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Creston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Dykes Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Howard Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henard, with the one closest to Henard listed first.
- Cooper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Wilder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Little Crab
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Grimsley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Clarkrange
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Jamestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Allardt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pall Mall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Armathwaite
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henard, with the one closest to Henard listed first.
- Burristown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Dodson Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Columbus Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mayfield was located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Gainesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Whitleyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Nameless
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Rough Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Haydenburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- North Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henard, with the one closest to Henard listed first.
- Bucklick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Glades
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Pickett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henard, with the one closest to Henard listed first.
- Byrdstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Chanute
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Static
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Static is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henard, with the one closest to Henard listed first.
- Bangham Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Jeremiah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Avoton was located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Algood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shennon Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Park Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- White Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Cookeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Southtown Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Burnett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Burgess
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Huntland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- Smith County
- Chestnut Mound
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henard, with the one closest to Henard listed first.
- Cherry Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Macedonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Ravenscroft
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Clarktown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Fanchers Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Sparta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clinton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henard, with the one closest to Henard listed first.
- Static
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Static is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Browns Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Albany
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Savage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Savage is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Ida
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ida is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Cumberland County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henard, with the one closest to Henard listed first.
- Cloyds Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Burkesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Monroe County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henard, with the one closest to Henard listed first.
- Martinsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Boles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Hestand
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Meshack
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Henard, see our County-by-County Page for Henard.
Cemeteries Near Henard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Henard.
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 Henard - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Henard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Henard, with the one closest to Henard listed first.
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Okalona Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hartsaw Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Copeland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ruths Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mathew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Roaring River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bilbrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hammock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (612 more) ...
- Carr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cash Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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.
Henard itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Henard, with the one closest to Henard listed first.
- Livingston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Windle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Windle is also located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windle
- Oak Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is also located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Crawford ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crawford was located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Miranda ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Miranda was located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda
- Beaver Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beaver Hill is also located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bushing was located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Qualls was located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Nettle Carrier ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nettle Carrier was located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Carrier
- Monroe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Waterloo is also located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Poteet was located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hilham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jeremiah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Grey ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grey was located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Henard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Henard.
Newspapers Published in Henard ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Henard.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Henard, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Henard.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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 Henard:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Overton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Cumberland County
- Fentress County
- Jackson County
- Morgan County
- Pickett County
- Putnam County
- Smith County
- White County
- Clinton County
- Cumberland County
- Monroe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Henard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Henard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |