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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 is a historical marker in Athens, Henderson County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 65 historical markers documented in Henderson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 155 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.1924, -95.8521 near Athens. The nearest cataloged historic site is Athens (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First Factory in Athens, Machinery From, Pottery Industry, Henderson County, and Fisher Robinson Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5213010363. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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