The county seat, Henderson, was founded along the Mobile and Ohio Railroad line in the late 1850s and first known as Dayton. In 1860 Polk Bray opened the town's first store.
The town's name was later changed to Henderson Station, and finally to just Henderson shortly before the Civil War. This was done to honor Colonel James Henderson, a veteran of the War of 1812.
So the County and County Seat Named for War of 1812 Veterans. --Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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