Henry County

Henry County is the name of ten counties in the United States of America:

  • Henry County, Alabama
  • Henry County, Georgia
  • Henry County, Illinois
  • Henry County, Indiana
  • Henry County, Iowa
  • Henry County, Kentucky
  • Henry County, Missouri
  • Henry County, Ohio
  • Henry County, Tennessee
  • Henry County, Virginia

All are named in honor of Patrick Henry, of Virginia, except Henry County, Iowa, which is named for General Henry Dodge.

Famous quotes containing the words henry and/or county:

    “Thoughtfulness for others, generosity, modesty, and self- respect, are the qualities which make a real gentleman, or lady, as distinguished from the veneered article which commonly goes by that name.”
    —Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–95)

    “I believe the citizens of Marion County and the United States want to have judges who have feelings and who are human beings.”
    —Paula Lopossa, U.S. judge. As quoted in the New York Times, p. B9 (May 21, 1993)