Welcome to Henderson ...

The city of Henderson is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Henderson is located in Rusk County<1> and is the County Seat for Rusk County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Henderson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1843.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Henderson has a population of 13,123 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Henderson is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Henderson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Henderson: (903) and (430)<4>

The ZIP codes for Henderson: 75652-75654<5>

Websites for Henderson ...

Official Website: www.hendersontx.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Henderson had an population of 13,123 people. This is a decrease of 4.3% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 16.41% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Henderson had a population of 13,712 people (or 25.7% of the total population of Rusk County). This makes Henderson the county's most populous community.

The population of Henderson represents 0.05% of the population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 173rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 13,712 people, the population of Henderson increased 21.64% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 11,273 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Henderson.

Communities Also Named Henderson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 48 communities that are also named Henderson - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), California (3), Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Michigan (5), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), Tennessee (2), Virginia and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Henderson ...

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

• Kilgore
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
  • Kilgore is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilgore <6>
• Overton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
  • Overton is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overton <6>
• Troup
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup
  • Troup is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troup <6>
• Tatum
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum
  • Tatum is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tatum <6>
• Arp
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
  • Arp is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arp <6>
• New London
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <6>
• Lakeport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeport have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
  • Lakeport is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeport <6>
• Easton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
  • Easton is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <6>
• Mount Enterprise
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Enterprise
  • Mount Enterprise is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Enterprise <6>
• Rolling Meadows
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
  • Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Henderson. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Henderson.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Henderson ...

Looking for more information about Henderson? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Henderson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Henderson.

Adding Henderson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Henderson 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 Henderson was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Henderson in the book titled .<8> From that list, the Henderson post office opened in 1843.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Henderson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Henderson: www.hendersontx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/