Henderson, also known as Gainers Store, is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Alabama, United States.
Henderson, Alabama | |
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 1926 fire insurance map of Henderson | |
  Henderson, Alabama  Henderson, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 31°40′00″N 86°04′24″W / 31.66667°N 86.07333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Pike |
| Elevation | 420 ft (130 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 334 |
| GNIS feature ID | 119946[1] |
History
editHenderson was named for Eli Henderson, an early settler who moved to the area from Edgefield District, South Carolina.[2] A post office operated under the name Gainers Store from 1830 to 1860 and under the name Henderson from 1860 to 1907.[3]
Notable natives
edit- Charles Henderson, the 35th Governor of Alabama from 1915 to 1919[4]
- Fox Henderson, businessman and banking entrepreneur[5]
- Jeremiah Augustus Henderson, businessman and captain in the Confederate States Army[5]
References
edit- ^ "Henderson". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 71. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
- ^ "Pike County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^ Alabama. Dept. of Archives and History (1912). Alabama Official and Statistical Register. State of Alabama, Department of Archives and History. p. 21.
- ^ a b Smith & De Land (1976). Northern Alabama historical and biographical. Donohue and Henneberry. p. 728. ISBN 978-5-87168-563-1.