Henderson, Colorado

This article is about the community. For the mine in Clear Creek County, Colorado, see Henderson molybdenum mine.

Henderson, Colorado
Town
Henderson, Colorado Location within the state of Colorado
Coordinates: 39°55′18″N 104°52′06″W / 39.92167°N 104.86833°W / 39.92167; -104.86833Coordinates: 39°55′18″N 104°52′06″W / 39.92167°N 104.86833°W / 39.92167; -104.86833
Country	United States
State	Colorado
Counties	Adams^[1]
Elevation^[1]	5,023 ft (1,531 m)
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code^[2]	80640

Henderson, formerly known as Henderson Island, is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Adams County, Colorado, United States. Henderson has the ZIP Code 80640.^[2] Portions of the Henderson area have been annexed by Commerce City, Brighton, and Thornton.

In 1859, John D. "Colonel Jack" Henderson built a ranch, trading post, and hotel on Henderson Island in the South Platte River in Arapahoe County, Kansas Territory. Jack Henderson was the former editor and proprietor of the Leavenworth (Kansas Territory) Journal and an outspoken Confederate conservative politician who had been accused of voter fraud in eastern Kansas. Henderson sold meat and provisions to gold seekers on their way up the South Platte River Trail to the gold fields during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush. Henderson Island was the first permanent settlement in the South Platte River Valley between Fort Saint Vrain in the Nebraska Territory and the Cherry Creek Diggings in the Kansas Territory. Jack Henderson eventually returned to eastern Kansas and, despite his pro-slavery views, fought for the Union in the American Civil War.

Geography

Henderson is located at 39°55′18″N 104°52′06″W / 39.92167°N 104.86833°W / 39.92167; -104.86833 (39.921586,-104.868279). Henderson Island is today the site of the Adams County Regional Park and Fairgrounds.

References

External links

Dunes Reservoir
History of Henderson, Colorado @ Adams County
History of Henderson, Colorado @ RootsWeb
Adams County, Colorado

v t e Municipalities and communities of Adams County, Colorado, United States

County seat: Brighton

Cities	Arvada‡ Aurora‡ Brighton‡ Commerce City Federal Heights Northglenn‡ Thornton‡ Westminster‡

Towns	Bennett‡ Lochbuie‡

CDPs	Berkley Derby North Washington Shaw Heights Sherrelwood Strasburg‡ Todd Creek Twin Lakes Watkins‡ Welby

Unincorporated communities	Adams City Dupont Eastlake Henderson Reunion

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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Henderson, Colorado