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Henderson County


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Picture Courtesy of Occam

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Picture Courtesy of Occam

HENDERSON COUNTY
Formed from Houston
and Nacogdoches counties.
Created April 27, 1846,
Organized August 4, 1846.
Named in honor of
JAMES PINCKNEY HENDERSON
1809-1858
first Governor of
the State of Texas
Buffalo, Centerville and Athens since
1850 have served as county seats.


Texas Highway Department, 1936.

S. Palestine Rd. (TX-19) & Bryson Rd., Athens, icon