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Chronology of Henry County

[Introduction] [Main Chronology] [Secondary Chronology] [Sources Used]

Introduction

Under Construction

This Chronology of Henry County is a decidely a work in process. Only a small portion of the information available has yet been included and much additional research is needed. Additions will be made to the chronology from time to time. Check here for information on which decades have been changed and when.

In order to keep the file sizes within reason, the chronology has been broken up into decades, each in a separate file.

In addition to the main chronology there are several secondary chronologies available, including ones for the Post Offices, Railroads, and Clinton Schools.

Main Chronology

Secondary Chronologies

• Timeline of Railroads in Henry County
• Chronology of Clinton Schools
• Postal History of Rives County, and
• Postal History of Henry County from the Missouri Postal History Society website.

[Introduction] [Main Chronology] [Secondary Chronologies] [Sources Used]

Sources Used in This Chronology

• The Heritage of Missouri - A History. By Duane Meyer. State Publishing Company, St. Louis, 1963.
• Encylopedia of the History of Missouri. Edited by Howard L. Conrad. Southern History Company, of New York, Louisville, and St. Louis, 1901.
• History of Henry County and St. Clair Counties. National Historical Publishing Co., St. Joseph, Missouri, 1883. Reprinted by The Henry County Historical Society, Clinton, Missouri, 1968.
• History of Henry County. By Uel Lamkim, Historical Publishing Company 1919. Peprinted by The Printery, Clinton, Missouri 1978.
• Pictorial Memories of Henry County. By Henry County Historical Society. Donning Company, Virginia Beach, Virginia 2000.
• Annals of Henry County, Vols. 1 and 2. Kathleen White Miles, The Printery, Clinton, Missouri
• Henry County Scrapbook, Vols. 1 and 2. Kathleen White Miles, The Printery, Clinton, Missouri
• Henry County People in World War II. Kathleen White Miles, The Printery, Clinton, Missouri 1972.
• The Valley is Still Golden, Hope Seider, Henry County Historical Society, Clinton, Missouri. 1986.
• Diamond Jubilee: A Partial History of Deepwater, Missouri assembled to Commemroate the 75th Anniversary of the Deepwater Labor and Harvest Picnic, by Mildred Church and Inez McGinness. The Printery, Clinton, Missouri 1977
• Centennial History Deepwater, Missouri 1885-1985. Kes-Print, Shawnee Mission, Kansas 1985.
• Henry County Newspapers.