THE HENRY COUNTY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Hilly Gulf Coastal Plain setting.
Henry County has 561.9 square miles of land in Tennessee. 3 mapped landscape regions meet across Henry County: Northern Hilly Gulf Coastal Plain, Western Highland Rim, Loess Plains.
Irregular plains of sand, silt and clay support a mix of pine and hardwood landscapes. The region has more relief than the lower coastal plain, with generally gentle stream gradients.
Regional context: Southeastern Plains ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint
Where the landscape changes
Henry County intersects 3 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:
- Northern Hilly Gulf Coastal Plain79.5%
- Western Highland Rim14.7%
- Loess Plains5.9%
Interior Plateau in Henry County
Open hills, irregular plains and tablelands are developed on limestone and other sedimentary rocks. Oak-hickory woodland, local prairie and cedar-glade settings contribute to this diverse inland plateau.
Read the regional source ↗Mississippi Valley Loess Plains in Henry County
Windblown loess blankets irregular plains and rolling hills, with steeper bluffs near the Mississippi River. Flatter eastern areas contrast with the more deeply cut bluff country.
Read the regional source ↗Finding your parcel within Henry County
The atlas lists 7 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Henry County, including Paris, McKenzie, Henry. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.
Henry County by land and water
The Census records 31.5 square miles of water within Henry County, or 5.3% of its total area. That share is close to Henry County’s 5.3%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Henry County has 43.5 times the land area of nearby Paris city (12.9 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.
The Census boundary meets Benton County, Carroll County, Stewart County, Weakley County within Tennessee. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

