Hendrickson, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Hendrickson, Missouri
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Missouri#USA
Pushpin Label:Hendrickson
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Butler
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:364
Coordinates:36.9044°N -90.4689°W
Area Code:573
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:750291

Hendrickson is an unincorporated community in northern Butler County, Missouri, United States.

History

Hendrickson was laid out in 1873 when the railroad was extended to that point, and named after Nathan Henrickson, the original owner of the town site.[1] A post office called Hendrickson was established in 1875 and remained in operation until 1975.[2]

KAIT, an Arkansas-based television station, can be picked up as far north as Hendrickson.[3]

On May 1, 2010, an EF0 tornado hit Hendrickson, downing several large trees.[4] On May 30, 1917, an F3 tornado struck the community.[5]

Geography

Hendrickson is located along Missouri Route O approximately one mile south of U.S. Route 67. It is approximately ten miles north of Poplar Bluff, within the Mark Twain National Forest. The community of Wilby lies three miles to the southeast along Route O. It sits on the east margin of the Black River floodplain. The Missouri Pacific Railway passes the community's west side along the Black River floodplain. It is also on U.S. Route 60.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Butler County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 6 September 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071902/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_butler.html . 24 June 2016 .
  2. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 6 September 2016.
  3. http://www.fcc.gov/dtv/markets/maps_current/Jonesboro_AR.pdf Coverage Maps for the Jonesboro, Arkansas media market
  4. National Climatic Data Center . May 2010 . Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena with Late Reports and Corrections . May 2010 . 52 . 5 . April 9, 2015 . United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . Asheville, North Carolina . https://www.webcitation.org/6XeSYlMzC?url=http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/orders/IPS/IPS-A26C8ECD-DAB8-4971-ADE8-F4DBAB464B97.pdf . April 9, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  5. Grazulis, Significant, pp. 753-754
  6. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, First edition, 1998, p. 67