Welcome to McHenry ...
McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of McHenry, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
McHenry is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: McHenry lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for McHenry: 540 & 826<3>
Communities Also Named McHenry ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named McHenry - they are located in California, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi and North Dakota.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for McHenry.
Communities near McHenry ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near McHenry.
- Fredericksburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Louisa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
- Louisa is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <4>
- Mineral
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Mineral is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <4>
- Logan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Snell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Todds Tavern
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brockroad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Spotsylvania
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spotsylvania have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spotsylvania
- Spotsylvania is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spotsylvania <4>
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 McHenry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McHenry.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of McHenry. 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 McHenry.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around McHenry. See our Newspapers Page for McHenry.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McHenry ...
Looking for more information about McHenry? 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.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to McHenry, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for McHenry.
Adding McHenry to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of McHenry 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 McHenry was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the McHenry post office opened in 1892.
We also found McHenry on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for McHenry.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Spotsylvania, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around McHenry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the McHenry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the McHenry area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |