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History · Henrieville

Henrieville dates to 1877

Most of Henrieville was built recently: 10% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1982. Below: maps from 1964 on and the census since 1900.

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How Henrieville began

When was Henrieville founded?

1877

Henrieville dates its founding to 1877 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1900.

First census: 181 in 19002020 census: 221149 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1883.

What stands out about Henrieville’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The story so far

Henrieville, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Henrieville yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Henrieville is a town in Garfield County, Utah, United States, along Utah Scenic Byway 12. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 221. The community was named after James Henrie, a Mormon leader.

Henrieville was established in 1877. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 230 to 221 (-4%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Henrieville, 1877 to 1964

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1877
    FoundingHenrieville is established
  3. 1883Post officeThe Henrieville post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1964On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Henrieville, decade by decade

Today7 recent
Post office2017Post officeLooking west2017Looking westHenrieville community buildings2017Henrieville community buildingsUS Post Office2016US Post OfficeHenrieville, Utah2012Henrieville, UtahKodachrome Basin S.P., Utah 9-20092009Kodachrome Basin S.P., Utah 9-2009Kodachrome Basin S.P., Utah 9-20092009Kodachrome Basin S.P., Utah 9-2009
On the map

Henrieville on the map in 1964

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Henrieville.

Henrieville on the 1964 USGS map1964Henrieville sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Henrieville.

People over time

Henrieville, census by census

01002001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 241

Between 114 and 241 people in every census since 1900.

13 censuses, 1900–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Henrieville’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Henrieville

Nobody well known was born in Henrieville itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Wayne OwensAmerican politician · b. 1937
Whittni MorganAmerican middle-distance runner and steeplechas… · b. 1997
Evan VickersAmerican politician · b. 1954
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Tut ImlayAmerican football player and coach · b. 1902
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J. Arthur CooperAmerican politician · b. 1933
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Richard StithemAmerican luger · b. 1953
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Cannonville1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Henrieville’s history

What year was Henrieville founded?

In 1877, according to Wikidata. Henrieville’s post office opened in 1883, and the census of 1900 counted 181 people here.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (7), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.