Henry County, Virginia Map
Explore Henry County, Virginia with this interactive street and satellite map. Browse all 10 cities and towns in Henry County below.
Interactive Map of Henry County, Virginia
| County | Henry |
| State | Virginia (VA) |
| County Seat | Martinsville |
| Country | United States of America |
| Latitude | 36.670118 |
| Longitude | -79.882502 |
| Cities & Towns | 10 |
| Area Codes | 276, 540 |
About Henry County, Virginia
Henry County occupies a rugged expanse of the southern Virginia Piedmont, where the land discards the flat exhaustion of the coastal plains for a more muscular, fractured topography. The Smith River cuts a serpentine path through the red clay and schist, its waters often running the color of rusted iron after a heavy spring rain. To the west, the landscape begins its slow, tectonic climb toward the Blue Ridge, creating a corridor where the air holds a persistent, cool dampness even in the height of August. The horizon here is defined by long, ridged swells of earth that catch the low amber light of late afternoon, turning the dense stands of loblolly pine into silhouettes of deep, impenetrable charcoal. It is a place where the geography feels deliberate, shaped by the steady, patient erosion of ancient waterways that have carved out narrow valleys and steep, forested slopes.
Henry County traces its legal origins to the late eighteenth century, carved out of a larger colonial territory to satisfy the administrative needs of a growing frontier population. It was forged during a time of shifting loyalties and westward migration, named for a governor whose voice still echoes in the cadence of the region’s historical self-regard. The county seat emerged as a vital node at the convergence of primary wagon roads, eventually growing into a hub of commerce that dictated the flow of goods and people across the southern border. The architecture of these older centers retains a stubborn, utilitarian grace, built with heavy brick and broad windows designed to catch the breeze. Even now, the town squares retain a quiet gravity, as if the buildings themselves are still measuring the pace of the men who built them, standing as sturdy witnesses to the transition from an agrarian wilderness to a center of industrial ambition.
Industry defined the modern character of Henry County, shifting from the labor-intensive cycles of tobacco and timber to the rhythmic clatter of textile mills and furniture manufacturing. While the roar of the looms has largely faded, leaving behind vast, hollowed-out brick shells that catch the silver light of dawn, the people retain a pragmatic endurance born of generations of factory work. The local life revolves around the intersection of this industrial legacy and the surrounding forests, where the scent of woodsmoke and damp earth lingers in the morning air. On weekends, the focus turns to the speedways and the waterways, where residents find their own tempo against the backdrop of a changing economy. It is a place that does not court the traveler’s gaze, preferring instead to go about its business with a steady, unpretentious focus, grounded in a landscape that has always demanded hard work in exchange for a living.
Cities and Towns in Henry County
About This Henry County Map Page
This page provides an interactive map of Henry County, Virginia alongside links to detailed street maps for 10 cities and towns. The county seat is Martinsville. Each city and town map page includes live weather, local news and precise GPS coordinates.
The Search Maps button below the county map opens USGS topographic maps and aerial imagery as base layers, with a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a single-fix GPS readout giving your USNG grid reference and latitude and longitude.
Location data is sourced from the USGS GNIS database and verified by coordinates, not name matching alone.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | USGS GNIS database; coordinates matched to 2020 US Census records |
