HENSON'S CREEK, TX
HENSON'S CREEK, TEXAS. Henson's Creek was near a stream of the same name in east central Coryell County. It received a post office in 1858 with William R. Ellis as postmaster. The settlement also had a gin and a store. The post office was discontinued in 1866. The site became part of the Fort Hood military reservation in the early 1940s.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Coryell County Genealogical Society, Coryell County, Texas, Families, 1854–1985 (Dallas: Taylor, 1986).
Citation
The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this article.
Vivian Elizabeth Smyrl, "HENSON'S CREEK, TX," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hrh67), accessed June 19, 2013. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
