Henderson Iowa Map
Explore Henderson, Iowa, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of Henderson, Iowa
How to Use This Henderson, Iowa Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Henderson, Iowa. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Iowa or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Henderson.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Henderson |
| State | Iowa (IA) |
| County | Mills County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 41.140551 |
| Longitude | -95.43111 |
| Population | 144 |
| Density | 418.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 51541 |
| Area Code | 641 |
| County Seat | Glenwood |
| School District | East Mills Community School District |
About Henderson, Iowa
Henderson is a locality in Mills County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 144. The population density is 418.0 people per km². Henderson is located at 41.1406°N, 95.4311°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Henderson is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51541.Henderson occupies a quiet expanse of the Iowa plains, where the horizon stretches wide to accommodate the steady, seasonal cycle of the earth. It lies 23.9 miles east-southeast of Council Bluffs, IA (from Council Bluffs, IA: bearing 110°T), and is situated 14.0 miles northwest of Red Oak. The landscape surrounding Henderson is characterized by the diligent geometry of tilled fields, where the dark, fertile soil yields orderly rows of corn and soybeans that shift from vibrant green to a brittle, gilded brown under the summer sun. A mile to the west, the West Nishnabotna River winds through the valley, its current providing a subtle, persistent pulse to the land, while the nearby Willow Slough Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary of tall grasses and seasonal wetlands. The light here at dusk possesses a singular, clarifying quality, turning the dust of the fields into a fine, suspended haze that softens the sharp edges of the grain silos and silhouettes the distant, gentle rise of the Loess Hills.
Henderson retains the measured, deliberate pace of a place built upon the labor of the soil and the endurance of its early settlers. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of agriculture, a tradition that informs the unshowy, practical character of the people who reside here. While the quietude is absolute, the proximity to the Willow Slough Wildlife Management Area ensures that the rhythms of the seasons remain visible, marked by the migration of birds and the shifting colors of the prairie flora. Residents of Henderson often look toward Tree Lake, eighteen miles distant, as a point of weekend respite, yet the true identity of the locality is found in the everyday civility of its streets and the profound, expansive silence that settles over the fields once the machinery of the harvest is stilled.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Willow Slough Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 192° S
- Old Town Park (Local Park) — 3.9 mi, 346° N
- Ray Thomas Wildlife Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 230° SW
- Farm Creek Public Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 048° NE
- Lake George (Local Park) — 8.1 mi, 191° S
- Treynor High School Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 11.1 mi, 304° NW
- Word of Honor (Monument) — 11.4 mi, 304° NW
- Nishna Heritage Museum (Museum) — 11.8 mi, 009° N
- Wabash Trace Nature Trail (State Recreation Area) — 12.0 mi, 202° S
- Montgomery County Historical Center (Museum) — 13.1 mi, 126° SE
- The Restored Burlington Northern Depot & World War II Memorial Museum (Museum) — 14.1 mi, 132° SE
- Reasoner School (Historic Ruins) — 16.0 mi, 241° SW
- Cass County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 16.6 mi, 067° NE
- Davies Amphitheater (Theatre) — 17.1 mi, 247° SW
- Great Plains Wing Museum (Museum) — 19.0 mi, 295° NW
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About This Henderson Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Henderson, Iowa. Coordinates: 41.140551, -95.43111. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Henderson includes the ZIP code (51541), telephone area code (641), county seat of Mills County (Glenwood), and school district assignment (East Mills Community School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
