Townships and Villages

Henderson County is broken down into eleven townships; Bald Bluff, Biggsville, Carmen, Gladstone, Oquakwa, Raitan, Rozetta, Stronghurst, Terre Haute. There are six villages; Biggsville, Gladstone, Lomax, Media, Stronhurst and Gulfport.

There are six unincorporated areas; Olens, Hopper, Lone Tree, Carthage Lake, Decorra, and Shokokon.

These were most likely the original blocks, as they were surveyed. Within these township blocks, there may be cities, towns, villages and "places or unincorporated areas." The names of these villages may have changed over the years. Oquawka was first named Yellow Banks, as that is what the Indians called it; as it was a beach with yellow sand. The area that is now known as Hopper, was first called Warren, then Hopper mills and now simply Hopper.

Dallas City is partiallly in Henderson county, but part of the town is located in another county. If you moved across town in Dallas city, your County records may have moved to another county. Burlington (Des Moines) county Iowa is just across the bridge, so that may be a resource for researching Henderson County ancestors.

• Bald Bluff
• Biggsville
• Carman
• Gladstone
• Lomax
• Media
• Oquawka
• Raritan
• Rozetta
• Stronghurst
• Terre Haute