Map of Henry County Townships
| A Few Facts About Henry County, Indiana County Henry County is divided into 13 Civil Townships as follows: Blue River, Dudley, Fall Creek, Franklin, Greensboro, Harrison, Henry, Jefferson, Liberty, Prairie, Spiceland, Stoney Creek and Wayne. Henry County was organized formally June 1, 1822. The first men known to have located in the territory now known as Henry County arrived in the year 1819 and were Daniel and Asa Heaton. New Castle is the County Seat and was first settled by Charles Jamison. By 1849 it contained a County Seminary, a good Court House and other public offices, 100 houses and a population of 500 inhabitants. According to the Society of Indiana Pioneers, an individual was a pioneer of our county if they resided here on or before December 31, 1830. |
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Cities and towns of Henry County
Ashland
Cadiz
Corwin
Dunreith
Fayne Siding
Foley
Grant City
Greensboro
Hillsboro
Honey Creek
Kennard
Knightstown
Knox
Lewisville
Luray
Maple Valley
Mechanicsburg
Messick
Middletown
Millville
Mooreland
Mount Lawn
Mount Summit
New Castle
New Lisbon
Ogden
Pierson Station
Raysville
Rogersville
Shirley
Spiceland
Springport
Stone Quarry Mills
Straughn
Sulphur Springs
Van Nuys
Westwood
Woodville
Ashland
Cadiz
Corwin
Dunreith
Fayne Siding
Foley
Grant City
Greensboro
Hillsboro
Honey Creek
Kennard
Knightstown
Knox
Lewisville
Luray
Maple Valley
Mechanicsburg
Messick
Middletown
Millville
Mooreland
Mount Lawn
Mount Summit
New Castle
New Lisbon
Ogden
Pierson Station
Raysville
Rogersville
Shirley
Spiceland
Springport
Stone Quarry Mills
Straughn
Sulphur Springs
Van Nuys
Westwood
Woodville
| County, Indiana is New Castle. Henry County is inspiration for the setting of the novel Raintree County by Ross Lockridge, Jr.. |
Henry County, Indiana (Info and resources) Named in 1821 for Patrick "Give me Liberty or Give me Death" Henry |
| Henry County Historical Society This 1870 Italianate Style Victorian home of former Civil War General William Grose is the home of the |
| Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame located in New Castle, Indiana. The only museum dedicated to High School Basketball in Indiana. |
| Wilbur Wright Birthplace and Museum. |
| One of Henry County's beautiful old barns. Photo by Ian St. Ian |
| Places to go and things to do! The following is a listing of Henry County websites that have some great resources and information. Click the pic to visit their websites! |
| New Castle * Henry County Chamber of Commerce |
| New Castle - Henry County Public Library |
| Summit Lake State Park New Castle , Henry County, Indiana |
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| Trump's Texaco Museum 39 N Washington St - Knightstown - (765) 345-7135 *No website available |
| Indiana's own ghost with the most "Sammy Terry" visit to New Castle's W G. Smith Auditorium for Halloween 2006. |
| Beautiful "Legion Hill" in New Castle's South Mound Cemetery. 505 Bundy Avenue, New Castle, IN 47362 (765) 521-6850 *No website |
| More ...People, Places and Things in Henry County |
| Tobacco ad still visible on downtown New Castle building. |
| Henry County Facts, Info, Records,History and Genealogy. FamilyHistory101.Com |
| Henry County Art's Park Art Center & Art Association 218 S 15th St New Castle, IN 47362View Map 765-529-2634 *No website available |
| First Methodist Church New Castle, Indiana. Postcard from the Orr collection. May 10, 1956 |
| Swimming Pool. This postcard from the Orr collection. ca 1950 South Main Street New Castle, Indiana |
| Parker Elementary School Named after State Legislator Benjamin S. Parker Built in 1911, Vacated in 1980. No longer standing. |
| New Castle - Henry County Economic Development Corporation |
The Courier Times New Castle Courier Times Newspaper 765-529-1111 |
| Spike & The Bulldogs Winner of the 2006 WHAMMY Award For Best Oldies Performer Spike and the Bulldogs plays music from 1955-1966. |
Courier Times Newspaper
| Wood Creations, Fine Art & Literature by Michael E. Riffel Visit Website |