Henry's Chapel, Texas

Coordinates: 32°6′24″N 95°02′33″W / 32.10667°N 95.04250°W

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Henry's Chapel, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 32°6′24″N 95°02′33″W / 32.10667°N 95.04250°W / 32.10667; -95.04250
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Cherokee
Elevation	387 ft (118 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes	430 & 903
GNIS feature ID	2034719^[1]

Henry's Chapel is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, located in the U.S. state of Texas.^[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 75 in 2000. It is located within the Tyler-Jacksonville combined statistical area.

History

The area in what is known as Henry's Chapel today may have been settled by people from Arkansas in the early 1820s, who named it for a local church. It had two churches, two stores, and 75 residents in the mid-1930s. One of the stores and both churches closed, but it gained another church in the early 1990s. The population remained at 75 from 1990 through 2000.^[2]

Geography

Henry's Chapel is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 13 and 856, 23 mi (37 km) northeast of Rusk in northeastern Cherokee County.^[2]

Education

Henry's Chapel had its own school in 1897 and had 27 students.^[2] Today, the community is served by the Carlisle Independent School District.

Notes

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Henry's Chapel, Texas
^ ^a ^b ^c Long, Christopher. "Henry's Chapel, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Cherokee County, Texas, United States
County seat: Rusk
Cities	Gallatin Jacksonville New Summerfield Reklaw‡ Rusk Troup‡	Cherokee County map
Towns	Alto Bullard‡ Cuney Wells
CDP	Shadybrook
Other communities	Blackjack Central High Circle Concord Cove Springs Craft Delmer Dialville Elm Grove Forest Gould Henry's Chapel Ironton Linwood Maydelle Mixon Mount Selman New Hope Oakland Pine Grove Ponta Reese Salem Shady Grove Sweet Union Weeping Mary
Ghost towns	Atoy Brunswick Bulah Chronister Earle's Chapel Emmaus Etna Griffin Java Larissa Lone Star Mewshaw New Birmingham Prices Redlawn Rock Hill Wildhurst
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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