What is the history of Henrietta, Texas?
Henrietta is one of the oldest settled towns in north central Texas. It sits at the crossroads of U.S. Route 287, U.S. Route 82, State Highway 148 (Texas)State Highway 148, and Farm to Market Road 1197 in north central Clay County. Clay County was separated from Cooke County, TexasCooke County (along with Montague County, TexasMontague County) in 1857 and Henrietta was named as the county seat. The naming of the town remains a mystery though several explanations have been offered. However it was named, it became the center of gravity for the fledgling county. By 1860, it remained the only town in the county, having 109 residents, 10 houses, and a general store. It sat at the far western edge of Anglo expansion in north central Texas, but Native Americans in the United StatesNative Americans remained a viable threat to current and future settlers. In 1862, Henrietta opened its post office. The Civil War saw American soldiers leave all of the south, and Henrietta again suffered from cont
