Official Name: | McHenry, Mississippi |
Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Stone |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 256 |
Coordinates: | 30.7075°N -89.1383°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 39561[1] |
Area Code: | Area code 601 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 693920 |
McHenry, is an unincorporated community in southern Stone County, Mississippi. It is situated approximately 10miles south of Wiggins and 3miles north of Saucier. The community is part of the Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area.
The town of McHenry was settled by Dr. George McHenry in 1889.[2] The town was situated in the longleaf yellow pine region where lumber mills and family farms were the principal forms of livelihood. In 1910, the town had several stores, churches, a school, a bank, and a newspaper office. The State Bank was established in 1902 with capital of $15,000.[3] During that period, the town had a brickyard, and a large planing mill for lumber. With construction of the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad through the town in the 1890s, the population increased from 350 to about 1,200 in 1906. By the 1920s, the vast timber resources of south Mississippi had been depleted, and booming lumber towns, such as McHenry, faded rapidly.
A series of fires crippled the business district in McHenry and contributed to its demise.[2] In 1903, a fire of unknown origin destroyed 17 businesses. In 1930, another fire almost destroyed the entire town. Then, in 1939, the main business district burned once again, and the town never recovered.
George McHenry's home is on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Stone County, Mississippi.
The grave site of Mississippi pioneer, Lt. Col. John Bond, Jr., is located approximately 4miles southwest of McHenry.
Due to its location just north of the Harrison County line, numerous modern residential subdivisions and some commercial uses have been developed in the McHenry area, particularly in the post-Katrina period.[4]