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AIRPORT of HENDERSON COUNTY
| Franklin Wilkins Airport | Natchez Trace Dr Lexington Longest Runway: 4,000 Ft. Runway Lights: Yes Radio Communications: Unicom |
HIGHWAYS of HENDERSON COUNTY
| U S Highways I-40 |
State Highways 20, 22, 22A, 104, 114, 200, 201 |
HISTORY of HENDERSON COUNTY
| Established November 7, 1821 Organized December 23, 1822 County formed from Indian lands County seat is Lexington |
PEOPLE of HENDERSON COUNTY
| Colonel James
Henderson County named for Colonel James Henderson Commanded Tennessee troops in New Orleans during War of 1812 Was one of General Andrew Jackson's staff officers during Natchez Expedition |
CHURCHES of HENDERSON
APOSTOLIC
| Soul's Harbor Apostolic Church | 713 Peace Chapel Rd Scotts Hill |
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
| First Assembly of God Church | 50 Dixon St Lexington |
BAPTIST
| Bible Hill Missionary Baptist | Chapel Hill Baptist | Corinth Baptist Church | First Baptist Church |
| 21 Pearson Rd Lexington |
4850 Hwy 200 Lexington |
Corinth Rd Darden |
50 Stanford Ave Lexington |
| Lexington Baptist Temple | Mount Ararat Primitive Baptist Church | Mt Calvary Baptist Church | New Hope Baptist Church |
| 39 Airways Dr Lexington |
1581 Pearson Rd Lexington |
60 Brown St Lexington |
34630 Hwy 104 S Sardis |
| Pine Grove Baptist Church | Pleasant Hill Baptist Church | Rock Hill Baptist Church | Sand Ridge Baptist Church |
| 16811 Hwy 22 N Wildersville |
150 Pleasant Hill Rd Lexington |
605 Rock Hill Rd Lexington |
7535 Hwy 412 W Lexington |
| Saint Paul Baptist Church | Scotts Hill Baptist Church | Timberlake Grove Baptist Church | Twin Oaks Baptist Church |
| 336 E Church St Lexington |
580 State Route 114 S Scotts Hill |
16435 Hwy 22 N Lexington |
1565 Hwy 104 N Lexington |
| Union Baptist Church | 330 Union Church Rd Lexington |
| Union Baptist Church | 566 State Route 114 S Scotts Hill |
| Wildersville Baptist Church | 140 Wildersville Church Rd Wildersville |
CATHOLIC
| St Andrew The Apostle Catholic Church | 895 N Broad St Lexington |
CHURCH OF CHRIST
| Bargerton Church of Christ | Broad Street Church of Christ | Church of Christ-Sardis | Expressway Church of Christ |
| 6000 Poplar Springs Bargerton Rd Lexington |
131 N Broad St Lexington |
4560 Henderson Rd Sardis |
50 Express Way Church Rd Wildersville |
| Juno Church of Christ | 4600 Hwy 412 W Lexington |
| Scotts Hill Church of Christ | 11325 Sardis Scotts Hill Rd Scotts Hill |
CHURCH OF GOD
| Church of God | 361 S Broad St Lexington |
| Church of God's Messengers | 7570 Hwy 22 S Lexington |
JEHOVAH'S WITNESS
| Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall | 15355 Hwy 412 E Lexington |
METHODIST
| Center Ridge United Methodist Church | First United Methodist Church | Key's Chapel United Methodist Church | Mt Pleasant United Methodist Church |
| 315 Union Cross Rd Lexington |
27 E Church St Lexington |
268 Reeves St Lexington |
3340 Rue Hamner Rd Lexington |
PENTECOSTAL
| Darden Pentecostal Church | First United Pentecostal Church | Pentecostal Holiness Church | Popular Corner Pentecostal Church |
| 230 Darden Christian Chapel Darden |
175 Natchez Trace Dr Lexington |
9475 State Route 100 Scotts Hill |
330 Poplar Corner Rd Wildersville |
| Stringtown Pentecostal Church | 1239 S Main St Lexington |
PRESBYTERIAN
| First Cumberland Presbyterian Church | 931 N Broad St Lexington |
OTHER
| Cooper's Grove Full Gospel Church | General Assembly & Church Of The First Born | Greater Life Church | Lewis Chapel AME Church |
| 2015 Old Jackson Rd Lexington |
675 Reed Road Lexington 38351 |
155 Greater Life Dr Lexington |
343 Reeves St Lexington |
| Lexington Christian Church | 1199 N Broad St Lexington |
| Parker Temple Church | 135 McPeake St Lexington |
POST OFFICES of HENDERSON COUNTY
| Ada | Opened: February 4, 1880 | Closed: April 20, 1887 |
| Alberton | Opened: April 4, 1883 | Closed: January 30, 1904 |
| Opened: March 8, 1904 | Closed: September 30, 1904 |
| Alexanders Mills | Opened: May 28, 1886 | Closed: August 21, 1897 |
| Atkins | Opened: March 5, 1879 | Closed: November 23, 1886 |
| Opened: December 13, 1886 | Closed: August 31, 1904 |
| Atlas | Opened: September 19, 1893 | Closed: January 30, 1895 |
| Autry | Opened: November 24, 1891 | Closed: December 14, 1893 |
| Bargeton | Opened: September 1, 1884 | Closed: January 31,1905 |
| Blankenship | Opened: March 8, 1900 | Closed: September 15, 1904 |
| Burn’s Store | Opened: February 25, 1837 | Closed: August 25, 1837 |
| Centre Hill | Opened: October 16, 1857 | Closed: June 18, 1858 |
| Centre Point | Opened: June 10, 1854 | Closed: February 20, 1867 |
| Opened: July 6, 1874 | Closed: April ?, 1882 |
| Chesterfield | Opened: September 14, 1889 | Closed: October 10, 1975 |
| Clanton’s Store | Opened: July 14, 1846 | Closed: November 14, 1848 |
| Crucifer | Opened: April 4, 1836 | Closed: March 30, 1843 |
| Opened: June 9, 1843 | Closed: April 9, 1846 |
| Opened: June 7, 1847 | Closed: August 29, 1845 |
| Opened: May 8, 1879 | Closed: August 31, 1904 |
| Darden | Opened: August 21, 1889 | Closed: Operating |
| Davisburg | Opened: August 19, 1892 | Closed: February 18, 1883 |
| Dolen | Opened: November 18, 1899 | Closed: September 15, 1904 |
| Farmville | Opened: July 27, 1853 | Closed: July 25, 1856 |
| Opened: February 14, 1868 | Closed: February 16, 1876 |
| Opened: Aprl 26, 1887 | Closed: August 14, 1905 |
| Floyville | Opened: February 23, 1895 | Closed: May 14, 1904 |
| Hinsonspring | Opened: Aprl 30, 1895 | Closed: December 17, 1915 |
| Huron | Opened: August 14, 1889 | Closed: Operating |
| Hurricane Creek | Opened: August 19, 1846 | Closed: September 24, 1852 |
| Independence | Opened: August 13, 1831 | Closed: August 29, 1845 |
| Lamar | Opened: August 22, 1854 | Closed: July 18, 1855 |
| Juno | Opened: May 24, 1847 | Closed: October 23, 1957 |
| Long | Opened: April 7, 1884 | Closed: August 31, 1904 |
| Jacks Creek | Opened: January 28, 1837 | Closed: September 22, 1866 |
| Law | Opened: March 6, 1883 | Closed: January 30, 1904 |
| Lexington | Opened: March 1, 1824 | Closed: Operating |
| Life | Opened: August 1, 1881 | Closed: April 24, 1896 |
| Opened: February 12, 1897 | Closed: February 28, 1934 |
| Lone Elm | Opened: October 29, 1868 | Closed: November 21, 1890 |
| Luray | Opened: August 14, 1889 | Closed: Operating |
| Middle Fork | Opened: June 28, 1847 | Closed: September 22, 1866 |
| Opened: August 23, 1875 | Closed: December 2, 1895 |
| Middlefork | Opened: December 2, 1895 | Closed: May 14, 1904 |
| Mifflin | Opened: November 17, 1828 | Closed: September 22, 1866 |
| Opened: April 26, 1867 | Closed: April, 1882 |
| Moores Hill | Opened: January 31, 1877 | Closed: September 12, 1896 |
| Morgan | Opened: January 11, 1886 | Closed: August 14, 1905 |
| McHaney | Opened: May 28, 1886 | Closed: May 14, 1904 |
| Nero | Opened: February 24, 1851 | Closed: March 27, 1855 |
| Newsomville | Opened: May 3, 1876 | Closed: July 23, 1877 |
| Oak Forest | Opened: September 12, 1854 | Closed: February 20, 1867 |
| Orata | Opened: May 23, 1894 | Closed: November 22, 1894 |
| Parker’s Cross Roads | Opened: February 15, 1859 | Closed: February 20, 1867 |
| Peru | Opened: September 27, 1853 | Closed: March 18, 1856 |
| Pipkin | Opened: April 16, 1888 | Closed: October 31, 1903 |
| Pleasant Exchange | Opened: March 28, 1826 | Closed: February 28, 1843 |
| Opened: April 2, 1844 | Closed: February 20, 1867 |
| Poplar Spring | Opened: August 4, 1853 | Closed: February 24, 1867 |
| Opened: September 16, 1867 | Closed: August 14, 1905 |
| Purdy’s | Opened: December 22, 1825 | Closed: est. ca 1828 |
| Reagan | Opened: June 2, 1884 | Closed: Operating |
| Red Mound | Opened: January 28, 1837 | Closed: September 22, 1866 |
| Opened: November 14, 1867 | Closed: January 26, 1875 |
| Safford | Opened: July 5, 1890 | Closed: September 15, 1904 |
| Sardis | Opened: March 24, 1875 | Closed: April 3, 1876 |
| Opened: May 12, 1876 | Closed: Operating |
| Scott’s Hill | Opened: August 13, 1850 | Closed: Operating |
| Shady Hill | Opened: August 19, 1850 | Closed: September 22, 1866 |
| Opened: April 24, 1867 | Closed: August 16, 1895 |
| Shadyhill | Opened: February 2, 1898 | Closed: August 15, 1905 |
| Sherman’s Mill | Opened: October 27, 1885 | Closed: July 5, 1890 |
| Spain | Opened: March 5, 1879 | Closed: July 31, 1904 |
| Spains | Opened: August 21, 1854 | Closed: September 22, 1966 |
| Spellings | Opened: June 2, 1866 | Closed: March 15, 1905 |
| Stegall | Opened: September 7, 1892 | Closed: June 15, 1905 |
| Timberlake | Opened: February 24, 1897 | Closed: December 28, 1897 |
| Utley | Opened: May 19, 1904 | Closed: November 15, 1906 |
| Warren’s Bluff | Opened: July 17, 1890 | Closed: March 15, 1937 |
| White Fern | Opened: February 16, 1885 | Closed: September 29, 1906 |
| Wildersville | Opened: January 26, 1875 | Closed: Operating |
| Williamsburg | Opened: September 24, 1852 | Closed: June 10, 1854 |
| Wingo | Opened: March 20, 1891 | Closed: July 9, 1892 |
| Zone | Opened: October 29, 1898 | Closed: June 30, 1900 |
| Zora | Opened: September 2, 1903 | Closed: January 30, 1904 |
HOSPITALS of HENDERSON COUNTY
| Methodist Hospital Lexington | 200 W Church St Lexington |
| Natchez Trace State Park | Rt 1, Box 265 Wildersville Located south of I-40 halfway between Nashville and Memphis 14,073 acre park within 48,000 acre Natchez Trace State Forest 1,015 water acres in park Named for the Nashville to Natchez trail of the 18th and 19th century Features four lakes and 45 miles of hiking trails Rental horses available May through October |
| ACCOMMODATIONS Cabins (18) Lodge (20 rooms) Meeting Rooms (300 persons) Restaurant RV Parking (146) Restrooms Tent Camping Back Country Camping |
INDOOR ACTIVITIES Camp Store Gift Shop Visitor Center |
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES Archery Hiking Picnic Area Playground Tennis Courts |
WATER ACTIVITIES Boat Dock Boat Launching Boat Rental Fishing Swimming-Lake Water/Jet Skiing |
SPECIAL DAYS of HENDERSON COUNTY
| Annual Civil War
Living History Encampment & Battle Held mid-June Troops in full Civil War uniforms re-enact the Battle of Parker's Crossroads |
| Natchez
Trace Trail Ride October Natchez Trace State Park Wildersville |
| Possum
Festival and World's largest Possum Hunt October Parkers Crossroad's City Park Parkers Crossroads |
STATISTICS for HENDERSON COUNTY
| SIZE of HENDERSON COUNTY |
| Square Miles | 520 |
| Miles of City Streets | 34.77 |
| Miles of County Road | 622.89 |
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LEXINGTON, Tennessee
ATTRACTIONS of LEXINGTON
| Beech River Lakes Seven lakes created by Beech River Watershed Development Authority Open for recreational activities User permit required to fish, hunt, boat, swim, and water-ski, is available from local stores Admission charged |
GOLF of LEXINGTON
| Pine Tree Country Club | 15440 Us Highway 412 E Lexington |
HISTORY of LEXINGTON
| Incorporated in 1824 |
SCHOOLS of LEXINGTON
| Bargertown
Elementary School 6141 Topler Springs Rd Lexington |
Caywood
Elementary School 162 Monroe Lexington |
Lexington High
School White St Lexington |
| Pin Oak
Elementary 19925 Hwy 412 East Lexington |
South Haven
Elementary School 5455 Hwy 22A Lexington |
LIBRARY of LEXINGTON
| Lexington Henderson County Library | 702 W Church St Lexington |
PARKS of LEXINGTON
| Guy B Armis
Ball Park 870 Natchez Trace Dr |
FACILITIES Swimming Pool Little League Babe Ruth Men's & women's softball Tee-ball Coach's pitch Tennis Courts Pavilion |
STATISTICS for LEXINGTON
| POPULATION of |
| 1960 | 3,943 |
| 1970 | 5,024 |
| 1980 | 5,934 |
| 1990 | 5,810 |
| LOCATION CODES for |
| Zip | 38351 |
VISITOR CENTER of LEXINGTON
| Lexington Chamber of Commerce | P.O. Box 737 Lexington TN 38351 |
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HISTORY of PARKERS CROSSROADS
| Incorporated in 1981 City named by Rev. John Parker |
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SARDIS, Tennessee
HISTORY of SARDIS
| Incorporated in 1949 |
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