TexasEscapes.com HOME Welcome to Texas Escapes
A magazine written by Texas
Custom Search
New   |   Texas Towns   |   Ghost Towns   |   Counties   |   Trips   |   Features   |   Columns   |   Architecture   |   Images   |   Archives   |   Site Map

Counties
Texas Counties

Texas Towns
A - Z
Athens Hotels
More Hotels

 

Texas | Counties

HENDERSON COUNTY, TEXAS

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

Henderson County Topics

  • History
  • Town List
  • Vintage Maps
  • Henderson County TX
    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
    Texas - 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
  • Chandler
  • Coffee City
  • Eustace
  • Fincastle
  • Gun Barrel City
  • Larue
  • Leagueville
  • Malakoff
  • New York
  • Pickens ghost town
  • Poynor
  • Science Hill ghost town
  • Tool
  • Trinidad

  • Henderson County Texas 1907 Postal map
    Henderson County 1907 postal map
    From Texas state map #2090
    Courtesy Texas General Land Office
    TX Henderson County 1920s Map
    Henderson County 1920s map
    From Texas state map #10749
    Courtesy Texas General Land Office
    TX Henderson County 1940s Map
    Henderson County 1940s map
    From Texas state map #4335
    Courtesy Texas General Land Office
    More Texas Counties

    For nearby towns & counties

    See East Texas | Central Texas North
    More Texas Regions

    TEXAS TOWN LIST

    Alphabetical Listing of over 3300 Cities, Towns & Ghost Towns:
    A B C D E F G H I J K L M
    N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
    Texas Escapes, in its purpose to preserve historic, endangered and vanishing Texas, asks that anyone wishing to share their local history, stories, landmarks and vintage/historic photos, please contact us.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     


    Texas Towns A - Z Texas Regions:
    Gulf Texas Gulf Coast East East Texas North Central Texas North Central Woutn Central Texas South Panhandle Texas Panhandle
    South South Texas Hill Texas Hill Country West West Texas Ghost Texas Ghost Towns counties Texas Counties

    Texas Escapes Online Magazine »   Archive Issues » Home »
    TEXAS TOWNS & COUNTIES TEXAS LANDMARKS & IMAGES TEXAS HISTORY & CULTURE TEXAS OUTDOORS MORE
    Texas Counties
    Texas Towns A-Z
    Texas Ghost Towns

    TEXAS REGIONS:
    Central Texas North
    Central Texas South
    Texas Gulf Coast
    Texas Panhandle
    Texas Hill Country
    East Texas
    South Texas
    West Texas

    Courthouses
    Jails
    Churches
    Schoolhouses
    Bridges
    Theaters
    Depots
    Rooms with a Past
    Monuments
    Statues

    Gas Stations
    Post Offices
    Museums
    Water Towers
    Grain Elevators
    Lodges
    Stores
    Banks

    Vintage Photos
    Historic Trees
    Cemeteries
    Old Neon
    Ghost Signs
    Signs
    Murals
    Gargoyles
    Pitted Dates
    Cornerstones
    Then & Now

    Columns: History/Opinion
    Texas History
    Small Town Sagas
    Black History
    WWII
    Texas Centennial
    Ghosts
    People
    Animals
    Food
    Music
    Art

    Books
    Texas Railroads

    Texas Trips
    Texas Drives
    Texas State Parks
    Texas Rivers
    Texas Lakes
    Texas Forts
    Texas Trails
    Texas Maps
    USA
    MEXICO
    HOTELS

    Site Map
    About Us
    Privacy Statement
    Disclaimer
    Contributors
    Staff
    Contact Us

     
    Website Content Copyright Texas Escapes LLC. All Rights Reserved