Henderson County (other)

	Henderson County (other) Henderson County is the name of several counties in the United States: Henderson County, Illinois Henderson County, Kentucky Henderson County, North Carolina Henderson County, Tennessee Henderson County, Texas Henderson County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 82,150. The county seat is Athens. The county is named in honor of James Pinckney Henderson, the first attorney general of the Republic of Te ... {{geodis, uscounty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Henderson County, Illinois Henderson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 United States Census, it has a population of 7,331. Its county seat is Oquawka. Henderson County is part of the Burlington, IA–IL Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Henderson County was formed in 1841 from a portion of Warren County. It was named for Henderson County, Kentucky, which was named for Richard Henderson, founder of the Transylvania Company, an early attempt to organize what later became Kentucky around 1775. File:Henderson County Illinois 1841.png, Henderson County at the time of its creation in 1841 Geography According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (4.1%) is water. Climate and weather In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Oquawka have ranged from a low of in January to a high of in July, although a record low of was recorded in February 1996 and a record high of was recorded in Augu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Henderson County, Kentucky Henderson County is a county in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The county is located in western Kentucky on the Ohio River across from Evansville, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,793. Its county seat is Henderson. The county was formed in 1798 and named for Richard Henderson who purchased of land from the Cherokee Indians, part of which would later make up the county. Henderson County lies within the West Kentucky Coal Field area. It is also part of the Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The Transylvania Co., also known as Richard Henderson & Co., in 1775 purchased from the Cherokees a large swath of wilderness between the Kentucky River and Cumberland River, encompassing approximately half of what would become Kentucky as well as a portion of northern Tennessee. Their intention was to establish a 14th colony to be called Transylvania Colony. To help attract people to purchase land and populate the region, Henderson & Co. hired p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Henderson County, North Carolina Henderson County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 116,281. Its county seat is Hendersonville. Henderson County is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The county was formed in 1838 from the southern part of Buncombe County. It was named for Leonard Henderson, Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court from 1829 to 1833. There is no evidence Henderson ever passed through the area. In 1855 parts of Henderson County and Rutherford County were combined to form Polk County, and in 1861 parts of Henderson County and Jackson County were combined to form Transylvania County. Henderson County, which in 1861 encompassed present-day Transylvania County as well, contributed 1,296 soldiers to the Confederate States Army out of its approximately 10,000 population, as well as 130 Union troops. (Figures from Terrell T. Garren's "Mountain Myth: Unionism in Western North Carolina, publish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Henderson County, Tennessee Henderson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,842. Its county seat is Lexington. The county was founded in 1821 and named for James Henderson, a soldier in the War of 1812.W.C. Crooks,Henderson County" ''Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture''. Retrieved: 17 October 2013. History Henderson County was established in 1821; it was named for Lt. Colonel James Henderson, Jr. (1775-1814), of the Tennessee State Militia, who was killed in late December 1814 below New Orleans during a clash with the British Army. Henderson is said to have served in earlier conflicts such as the Creek Indian war, which took place during the same overall time period as the War of 1812. After the Battle of New Orleans, Major General William Carroll's Tennessee brigade, which was the largest single force under General Andrew Jackson's command in Louisiana, established their outgoing camp upriver from New Orleans and named it ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]