Gazetteer/Almanac
Headnote
HENDERSON COUNTY, situated in the northwesterly part of Kentucky, with Ohio river on the north, and Green river on the east. Area, 725 square miles. Face of the country, hilly; soil, fertile. Seat of justice, Henderson. Pop. in 1810, 4,703; in 1820, 5,714; in 1830, 6,659; in 1840, 9,548; in 1850, 12,171. (Fanning's, 1853)