Name derivation:Named in honor of Patrick Henry, Patriot from Virginia with close Georgia ties, including involvement in the Yazoo Land Fraud
Acquisition: Creek secession of January 8, 1821
Taken from: Original county
Counties created from: Newton County GA, Rockdale County GA, Spalding County GA, Butts County GA, Clayton County GA, DeKalb County GA,
Cities: McDonough (county seat), Locust Grove, Stockbridge
Web sites:National Register of Historic Places in Henry County, Georgia
Henry County, Georgia, links