Bald Bluff
Bald Bluff Township, the northern most township of the county, was probably the last section of Henderson County to be settled. It takes its name from the highest bluff in the county, facing the Mississippi River, about three miles back from the river. It is about three hundred feet in
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Biggsville
Today, the Biggsville community serves as home to Hend-Co-Hills Country Club. The acreage, with its meticulously manicured greens, also affords visitors a camping area. West Central School is also located 2 miles west of Biggsville. This village, with a population of 350, is situated along U.S. 34, midway between Monmouth, Illinois,
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Carman
Settled in 1842, Carman was platted by Joseph Carman in 1870. The unincorporated village`s attraction remains the same today as it was more than 100 years ago - its close proximity to the Mississippi River. The village attracted a number of businesses in the late 19th century as the nearby
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Dallas City
Also on the Heritage Trail, just five miles south of Lomax, is Dallas City. Dallas City is uniquely situated in both Henderson and Hancock Counties. Experience the grandeur and opulence of the formidable Burg House, once home to the L. Burg family, manufacturers of “Fine Carriages and Vehicles” around 1910.
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Gladstone
Saddle up your horses and head for the village of Gladstone! While circuit rider Peter Cartwright may have followed this advice a century and a half ago when visiting the Methodist Church here, you may want to simply load up the family van and come check out this neat little
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Gulfport
Gulfport is the gateway to Henderson County if you travel east across the Great River Bridge and along U.S. 34 from Iowa. On June 17, 2008 the levee broke and allowed the Mississippi River to flood 28,000 acres of farmland as well as the Village of Gulfport and Stevenson Lake. Gulfport
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Lomax
If you had lived in this village in the southern reaches of Henderson County just after the dawn of the 20th century, you wouldn`t have had to wonder what those daring young men in their flying machines looked like. You`d have had a better than average chance of seeing them
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Media
In the summer of 1887, a farmer, Nathan Wever, platted a market town on his land. Later that year an elaborate ceremony took place that gave the community its name. The two halves of the Santa Fe Railroad, one from Kansas City, the other from Chicago, were linked together at
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Oquawka
In 1814, the land now known as Henderson County was part of the Military Tract, and the Village of Oquawka, now the county seat, was just another good place on the Mississippi River to land a canoe. One settler, Isaac Galland, decided that it was also suitable for trading and
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Raritan
In the southeast corner of the county the village of Raritan was set up, in 1856, when a group of immigrants of the Dutch Reformed denomination from New Jersey cam to what was then called Bedford Precinct. Since many of the settlers came from New Jersey towns located along the
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Rozetta
The first settler in Rozetta Township, known as Greenville Precinct in earlier times, was Captain William Beaty and his family who came from Virginia and settled here in May of 1830. During the Black Hawk War which began in 1831, Mr. Beaty moved his family to Pence’s Fort on the
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Stronghurst
In 1887 the Chicago, Santa Fe and California Railway Company built a line from Kansas City to Chicago through Henderson County establishing several towns, one of which was Stronghurst. Known as the "Magic City," the town arose out of nothing and grew quickly as people wanted to live in a
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Terre Haute
Named by early settlers (Genung family) for Terre Haute, Indiana, from whence they immigrated. This unincorporated village now contains only a number of residences, some of which are the equal of anything in the county. Methodist Episcopalian Church (still in use) dedicated in 1854.
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