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Hensley’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Hensley Township is one of nine townships in Johnson County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,329 and it contained 1,341 housing units. Most of Trafalgar is in the northeast corner of the township. Hensley Township was organized in 1827.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 3,329 to 3,771 (+13%). Half of its homes were built before 1993.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hensley yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people close to Hensley

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William Merritt ChaseWilliam Merritt ChaseNineveh · 6 miJon SchafferJon SchafferFranklin · 8 miSteve AlfordSteve AlfordFranklin · 8 miAndrew DugganAndrew DugganFranklin · 8 miElmer S. RiggsElmer S. RiggsTrafalgar · 3 miCGCliff GriffithNineveh · 6 mi
By decade

Hensley, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Hensley is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Hensley has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Morgantown Historic District in Morgantown, 4 miles away.

Hensley and the nearest listed places

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Morgantown Historic DistrictCedar Point FarmHopewell Presbyterian ChurchVan Nuys FarmGreenlawn CemeteryBethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Closest to Hensley

Morgantown Historic DistrictMorgantown · Greek Revival4miCedar Point FarmJackson · Greek Revival4.9miHopewell Presbyterian ChurchFranklin · Late Victorian8miVan Nuys FarmFranklin · Building8.3miGreenlawn CemeteryFranklin · District9.2mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Morgantown Historic District’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Hensley?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Hensley’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Trafalgar📜 Morgantown📜 Prince's Lakes📜 Union
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