Henderson, Maryland Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

In the middle of the 19th century, a community that developed around a few farms in northern Caroline County was known as Meredith’s Crossroads. The first two houses there—one of which later became a store—were built in 1866. In 1868, with the arrival of the Delaware and Chesapeake Railroad, the village’s name was changed to Henderson in honor of a prominent stockholder and director of the railroad company. At about the same time, a school was built, but it collapsed while being moved to a different site in 1873; a second schoolhouse was completed in 1874.

Concurrently with this early development, a mill was built about two miles from the village on the Choptank River. It was known locally as the “Mud Ball,” although its official name was the “Choptank Mill.”

The community has enjoyed postal service since 1855, but the Henderson post office was not officially named until 1868 along with the arrival of the railroad. Telephone service did not arrive in the area until 1904.

Today Henderson is a quiet village bordering both sides of Maryland Route 311 about halfway between the towns of Goldsboro and Marydel. One store and two churches serve the town, and there are several small commercial enterprises conducting business. During the summer of 1999, the town’s new water distribution system became operational; it is expected to attract new residents and other development to the area.