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History · Hendron

Hendron’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Hendron. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Hendron is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McCracken County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 4,774 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 4,687 people in 2010, 4,774 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1979.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hendron 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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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hendron’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Hendron

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Alben W. BarkleyAlben W. BarkleyLowes · 12 miRumer WillisRumer WillisPaducah · 3 miJohn T. ScopesJohn T. ScopesPaducah · 3 miBoots RandolphBoots RandolphPaducah · 3 miOscar MicheauxOscar MicheauxMetropolis · 8 miMason RamseyMason RamseyGolconda · 24 mi
By decade

Hendron, 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 Hendron is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Hendron has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Anderson-Smith House in Paducah, 1.3 miles away.

Hendron and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Hendron. Tap a dot.
Anderson-Smith HouseKenmil PlaceAngles, TheUnion Station SchoolWallace Park Neighborhood Historic DistrictPaducah Coca-Cola Bottling Plant

Closest to Hendron

Anderson-Smith HousePaducah · Built 18651.3miKenmil PlacePaducah · Building1.8miAngles, ThePaducah · Building1.9miUnion Station SchoolPaducah · Built 19282.3miWallace Park Neighborhood Historic DistrictPaducah · District2.3mi

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. Anderson-Smith House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Hendron?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Hendron’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

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📜 Paducah📜 Brookport📜 Metropolis📜 Kevil
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