53 topographic sheets cover 39 settlements here, and 13 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.
13 National Register listings published here, 1 of them a National Historic Landmark · the county-history sources name 4 people · people the book names include U. S. Railway Mail Sern'Ice (Spiceland Township, 1906) · History Of Henry Coontf (Prairie Township, 1884) (machine-read).
Sources: the county history on the Internet Archive · the National Register database, National Park Service
Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.
| Photograph | Property | Type | Listed | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Gen. William Grose House | building | 1983 | 83000034 |
 | Guyer Opera House | building | 1979 | 79000018 |
 | John W. Hedrick House | building | 1984 | 84000491 |
 | Henry County Courthouse | building | 1981 | 81000013 |
| Henry County Memorial Park | district | 2020 | 100005504 | |
 | Elias Hinshaw House | building | 1984 | 84001045 |
 | Knightstown Academy | building | 1976 | 76000022 |
 | Knightstown Historic District | district | 1986 | 86001104 |
| Knightstown, Old, and Glen Cove Cemeteries | site | 2019 | 100004046 | |
 | Middletown Commercial Historic District | district | 2010 | 10000122 |
 | New Castle Commercial Historic District | district | 1991 | 91001868 |
 | Richsquare Friends Meetinghouse and Cemetery | building | 2006 | 06000305 |
 | Henry F. Whitelock House and Farm | building | 1983 | 83003565 |
The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 279 reports for this county, causing 1 death, 11 injuries and about $35,494,630 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 167 |
| Hail | 69 |
| Tornado | 23 |
| Flash Flood | 13 |
| Lightning | 5 |
| Flood | 2 |
The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Hillsboro | 1 killed, $10,000 | Heavy rains swelled small streams and creeks in Henry County. A woman died attempting to cross a flooded bridge over Slow Run Creek, also known as Colony Creek, on County Road 250 North near Hillsboro Road around 5:30 AM EST. Her vehicle submerged and swept downstream about a mile. |
| April 1974 | Tornado (F4) | not stated | 6 hurt | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Lightning | Middletown | 2 hurt | Police say two 11-year-old boys hurt by a lightning strike in central Indiana were attending a family reunion when the storm rolled in. Officials say one child of Cambridge, Md., was in critical but stable condition at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, while the other of Indianapolis was hospitalized in fair condition. The Henry County Sheriff's Department says the boys were shocked on Saturday near Middletown's Miller Cemetery. The Star Press of Muncie reports that emergency workers performed CPR on one of the boys at the scene and that he began breathing on his own again after he was taken to the Indianapolis hospital. |
| September 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Castle | 1 hurt, $200,000 | no account filed |
| May 1972 | Tornado (F4) | not stated | 1 hurt, $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 1957 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | 1 hurt, $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 1974 | Tornado (F4) | not stated | $25,000,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Middletown | $5,000,000 | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Tornado (F2) | New Castle | $2,000,000 | A tornado formed along a squall line. Ten single family homes sustained major damage. As the tornado passed through a trailer park, 30 trailer homes sustained major damage. |
| June 1998 | Tornado (F1) | Mt Summit | $800,000 | Third tornado from single supercell four builings nad damaged nearly 10 others. |
| July 2004 | Lightning | New Castle | $500,000 | A bus barn was destroyed by a lightning induced fire at Blue River Valley High School. |
| March 1986 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| June 1962 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| June 1958 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Straughn | $60,000 | Damaging thunderstorm winds damaged a semi tractor and a dog house. A shed was also destroyed near this location. A chain link fence was down and a garage had the door blown out of it due to the winds. Part of a roof of a house and also the roof of the porch was blown off nearby. The television antenna at a residence was pulled from the ground and struck the chimney of the house. Trees were reported down around the area. A two story brick building had several rows of bricks blown from the top. Another roof of a house, just east of this location, was blown off. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kennard | $50,000 | Multiple trees, power poles and lines downed in Henry County from thunderstorm winds, with this damage focused from Shirley to Kennard. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Knightstown | $50,000 | Numerous roads closed across the county due to heavy rains. Culverts were washed out. Total rainfall ranged from 2.6 to 3.1 inches. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Honey Creek | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds flattened an 80 by 200 foot barn. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | New Castle | $50,000 | Flash flooding occurred around the county causing damage to property and roadways. |
| June 2005 | Lightning | Sulphur Spgs | $50,000 | Lightning sparked a house fire near Sulphur Springs on the afternoon of 27 June 2005. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | not stated | $50,000 | A thunderstorm blew a tree down onto a house, barn, and garage in Knightstown. A large commercial-use garage was demolished by straight line winds. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Castle | $50,000 | A thunderstorm blew a tree down onto a house, barn, and garage in Knightstown. A large commercial-use garage was demolished by straight line winds. |
| May 2002 | Flash Flood | Countywide | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Mt Summit | $50,000 | no account filed |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Castle | $40,000 | Barn with metal siding was blown down at this location due to thunderstorm wind gusts. Nearby, several trees and power lines we downed. |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Honey Creek | $40,000 | NWS Indianapolis found tornado damage 4 miles east-southeast of Middletown. The EF-1 rated tornado, with max wind speeds of 110 mph, snapped numerous large trees with the debris lying in various directions.||Metal siding was thrown across fields and there was roof damage to a couple of homes as well. |
| July 2002 | Tornado (F0) | New Castle | $30,000 | National Weather Service survey confirmed an F0 touchdown. Minor damage to 3 homes. Trees down. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Spiceland | $25,000 | Golf ball sized hail caused damage to a number of vehicles parked at a Flying J truck stop just off of the Interstate 70-Spiceland exit. Damage to the vehicles included dents, broken windshields, and broken plastic rain guards. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middletown | $25,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down barn in Blountsville and tree in Middletown. |
| April 1974 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 1965 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 1958 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Middletown | $20,000 | NWS Indianapolis found tornado damage 2 miles south of Middletown. The EF-1 rated tornado, with max wind speeds of 110 mph, brought down numerous branches and large tree trunks were snapped and lying in all directions. There was also a second hand report of someone who says they saw the tornado. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Messick | $20,000 | Trees and power lines were downed due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. A barn was also damaged as well. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Castle | $20,000 | The roof of a building near the intersection of 9th and New York Streets was blown down due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maple Vly | $20,000 | Two semi trucks were blown off of Interstate 70 due to damaging thunderstorm gusts. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Castle Muni Arpt | $20,000 | Damaging thunderstorm winds caused a barn roof to be blown off and trees to be down. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knightstown | $20,000 | Two trucks, a trailer, camper, and a Bobcat were damaged from thunderstorm winds that moved through Knightstown. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Castle | $20,000 | Trees and power lines were downed. The top of a 140-foot radio tower was blown down in New Castle. |
| December 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mechanicsburg | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blountsville | $18,000 | Six trees and six power poles were reported down by the emergency manager due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Honey Creek | $15,000 | A barn was destroyed in this location due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| September 2005 | Tornado (F0) | New Castle | $15,000 | What was likely a small gustnado swept quickly through a field and a small subdivision of manufactured homes, causing minor damage to crops, two roofs, and outdoor decorations. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knightstown | $12,000 | Law enforcement reported a roof of a house was damaged at 625 W and U.S. 40. Also, trees were blown down onto a house near Raysville. |
| November 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sulphur Spgs | $11,000 | A 30 inch diameter tree was downed on to a car in this location due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Castle | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees in the New Castle area, before a funnel cloud was observed just above the ground 1 mile east of New Castle. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knightstown | $10,000 | Picture received of uprooted tree that had fallen on a car due to thunderstorm wind gusts. Relayed via twitter. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Raysville | $10,000 | A barn was blown over in this location due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. The time this event occurred was estimated based on radar data. |
| July 2010 | Flood | New Castle | $10,000 | Minor flooding was reported in the New Castle area. The Henry County Emergency Management spokesperson said that Crescent Creek Drive was the only road closed due to flooding. He also reported floodwater that blew out the basement windows of one home. Some parks also had standing water. |
| January 2008 | Flash Flood | Blountsville | $10,000 | Heavy rain caused flash flooding in Henry County and closed several roads throughout the county. The Blountsville Fire Department had to pull one car out of a flooded area. |
| May 2008 | Lightning | New Castle | $10,000 | Lightning struck the wall of a church catching the wall on fire. |
| October 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kennard | $8,500 | Multiple trees were reported down in this location due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. One of the trees may have been downed on a house. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Castle | $8,000 | Gravestones were moved off their bases and flower arrangement were scattered due to damaging thunderstorm winds. Twenty four trees also were blown down on the property due to the winds. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Western Arpt | $7,500 | A barn sustained roof damage in this location. The time this event occurred is estimated. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middletown | $7,000 | Several 3-foot trees were downed due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Castle Sky Arpt | $7,000 | Trees and power lines were downed in this location due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. Lightning also struck a house. No information on damages was received. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Henry Station | $5,000 | Water was flowing over North Wilbur Right Road. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Messick | $5,000 | One end of a pole barn was pushed in along with several tree limbs downed due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. This event occurred near the intersection of County Roads 200 North and 500 East, east of Hillsboro. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mooreland | $5,000 | Trees and power lines were downed in this location due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greensboro | $5,000 | Trees were reported down near Kennard due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
The Survey's mineral resources record lists 6 workings inside this county. 1 still produces and 5 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | 6 |
The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James L. Craig Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Luray Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mt. Summit Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| New Castle Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Omar V. Davis Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Springport Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Hazzard's History of Henry County, Indiana, 1822-1906 devotes a chapter to each township: its boundaries and streams, who settled it and when, the mills, the schools and the churches. All 12 are reproduced here in full. Each row shows the township's own shape and where it lies in the county, drawn from the Census Bureau's boundary. Which settlements belong to which township is computed from that same boundary, not taken from the book.
| Shape and position in the county | Township | Settlements in it | Length | Sections |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue River Township | Messick, Mooreland | 7,700 words | 3 | |
| Dudley Township | New Lisbon, Straughn | 8,546 words | 3 | |
| Fall Creek Township | Honey Creek, Mechanicsburg, Middletown | 14,386 words | 3 | |
| Franklin Township | Lewisville | 11,338 words | 1 | |
| Greensboro Township | Greensboro, Kennard, Mount Lawn, Woodville | 3,249 words | 3 | |
| Harrison Township | Cadiz | 13,229 words | 2 | |
| Henry Township | Belmont, New Castle, Van Nuys, Westwood | 774 words | 0 | |
| Jefferson Township | Sulphur Springs | 25,944 words | 4 | |
| Liberty Township | Ashland, Corwin, Millville, Pierson Station | 1,755 words | 3 | |
| Prairie Township | Fayne Siding, Foley, Hillsboro, Luray, Mount Summit, Rogersville, Springport | 18,112 words | 4 | |
| Spiceland Township | Dunreith, Ogden, Spiceland, Stone Quarry Mills | 20,592 words | 6 | |
| Wayne Township | Grant City, Knightstown, Knox, Maple Valley, Raysville | 22,216 words | 7 |
3 books written about this county, cut here where the book itself is cut, at its printed chapters: 41 chapters in all. Every chapter is public domain, machine-read from the scan and reproduced complete. A chapter already given under one of the county's towns is not repeated in this list.
| Chapter | Length |
|---|---|
| The whole text | 38,454 words in 3 parts |
| Chapter | Length |
|---|---|
| Chapter 24 | 82,995 words in 6 parts |
| Introductory and Descriptive | 1,409 words |
| Chapter 2: The Pioneer Settlers | 14,904 words |
| Chapter 3: Civil History | 6,571 words |
| Chapter 4: Henry County in the Rebellion | 7,766 words |
| Chapter 5: The Schools of Henry County | 2,847 words |
| Chapter 6: The Bar Op Henry County | 17,097 words in 2 parts |
| Internal Improvements | 6,315 words |
| Eminent Dead | 3,854 words |
| New Castle and Henry Township | 9,760 words |
| Biographical sketches | 37,163 words in 3 parts |
Everyone Hazzard's History of Henry County, Indiana, 1822-1906 stops to write about, with the section that describes them. Among them are the men who founded the place and governed the Territory. Each name opens the passage itself, in the words of 1906.
Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.
Liberty township · 47362 · On Stone Branch · New Castle East quadrangle
11 sheets, 1950 to 1986
Liberty township · 47362 · On Gravel Run · New Castle East quadrangle
11 sheets, 1950 to 1986
Prairie township · 47362 · On Gander Run · New Castle West quadrangle
11 sheets, 1949 to 1986
Prairie township · 47362 · On Hillcrest Brook · New Castle West quadrangle
11 sheets, 1949 to 1986
Greensboro township · 46148 · On Ten Creek · New Castle West quadrangle
11 sheets, 1949 to 1986
Prairie township · 47362 · On Slo Run · New Castle East quadrangle
11 sheets, 1950 to 1986
Franklin township · 47352 · On Applebutter Creek · Lewisville quadrangle
11 sheets, 1948 to 1986
Prairie township · 47302 · On Little Buck Creek · Mount Pleasant quadrangle
13 sheets, 1953 to 1986
Wayne township · 46186 · On Perry Brook · Knightstown quadrangle
9 sheets, 1953 to 1986
Fall Creek township · 47356 · On Mud Creek · Middletown quadrangle
13 sheets, 1953 to 1986
Fall Creek township · 47356 · On Sugar Creek · Middletown quadrangle
13 sheets, 1953 to 1986
Liberty township · 47362 · On Bat Run · New Castle East quadrangle
11 sheets, 1950 to 1986
Blue River township · 47360 · On Number Four Arm · New Castle East quadrangle
11 sheets, 1950 to 1986
Greensboro township · 47362 · On Hatch Brook · New Castle West quadrangle
11 sheets, 1949 to 1986
Prairie township · 47361 · On Summit Brook · Sulphur Springs quadrangle
13 sheets, 1953 to 1986
Henry township · 47362 · On Castle Run · New Castle East quadrangle
11 sheets, 1950 to 1986
Liberty township · 47362 · On Gravel Run · New Castle East quadrangle
11 sheets, 1950 to 1986
Prairie township · 47360 · On Moon Brook · Mount Pleasant quadrangle
13 sheets, 1953 to 1986
Prairie township · 47386 · On Port Run · Sulphur Springs quadrangle
13 sheets, 1953 to 1986
Spiceland township · 47385 · On Duck Creek · Dunreith quadrangle
10 sheets, 1950 to 1986
Jefferson township · 47356 · On Lake Branch · Sulphur Springs quadrangle
13 sheets, 1953 to 1986
Henry township · 47362 · On Colony Creek · New Castle East quadrangle
11 sheets, 1950 to 1986
Henry township · 47362 · On West Leg Westwood Run · New Castle West quadrangle
11 sheets, 1949 to 1986
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