HENDERSON COUNTY, TEXAS

32° 12' 36" N, 95° 51' 0" W (32.21, -95.85)

Henderson County Topics

History

Town List

Vintage Maps

Contiguous Counties:
Kaufman County (N) Van Zandt County (N) Smith County (E) Cherokee County (SE) Anderson County (S) Freestone County (SW) Navarro County (W) Ellis County (NW)

Henderson County History

1936 Centennial Marker :

HENDERSON COUNTY
Formed from Houston and Nacogdoches counties.
Created April 27, 1846; organized August 4, 1846.
Named in honor of James Pinckney Henderson, 1808-1858, first governor of the State of Texas.
Buffalo, Centerville and Athens (since 1850) have served as county seats.

Henderson County Courthouse

Henderson County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson

Henderson County Town List

Cities, Towns & Ghost Towns: History, attractions, landmarks, architecture, monuments, museums, cemeteries, bridges, parks, vintage & contemporary images, area destinations, hotels, and forum.

County Seat - Athens
Book Hotel Here - Athens Hotels

Athens - County Seat

Baxter ghost town

Beck's Chapel ghost town

Buffalo ghost town, first county seat

Carroll Springs ghost town

Catfish ghost town

Centerville ghost town

Eustace

Leagueville

Malakoff

New York

Pickens ghost town

Poynor

Science Hill ghost town

Tool

Trinidad

Henderson County 1907 postal map
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Henderson County 1920s map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Henderson County 1940s map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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