Henagar, Alabama

Henagar, Alabama
City
Post office in Henagar
Motto: "Building a Future, Preserving the Past"
Location in DeKalb County and the state of Alabama
Coordinates: 34°38′1″N 85°44′35″W / 34.63361°N 85.74306°W / 34.63361; -85.74306
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	DeKalb
Area
• Total	22.3 sq mi (57.8 km2)
• Land	22.3 sq mi (57.7 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	1,447 ft (441 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,344
• Density	105/sq mi (40.6/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	35978
Area code(s)	256
FIPS code	01-34096
GNIS feature ID	0150286
Website	www.cityofhenagar.com

Henagar is a city in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 2,344.

Henagar is located on top of Sand Mountain, a southern extension of the Cumberland Plateau.

Henagar was first settled circa 1855. The town is named after an early settler, George Henegar. A post office was established in 1878. It was then that a postal official misspelled the town's name as "Henagar". In 1901, a public school was built. Henagar incorporated in 1965.

Henagar is located in northern DeKalb County at 34°38′1″N 85°44′35″W / 34.63361°N 85.74306°W / 34.63361; -85.74306 (34.633700, -85.742921). Its northwest border follows the Jackson County line.

Alabama State Route 40 passes through the original center of town, leading east 8 miles (13 km) to Interstate 59 in Hammondville and west 19 miles (31 km) to Scottsboro. Alabama State Route 75 crosses AL 40 in the newer commercial part of Henagar and leads northeast 8 miles (13 km) to Ider and southwest 10 miles (16 km) to Rainsville.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Henagar has a total area of 22.3 square miles (57.8 km²), of which 22.3 square miles (57.7 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²), or 0.15%, is water. South Sauty Creek, a tributary of the Tennessee River, flows southwest through the central and southern part of the city.