Henry is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

West Virginia Route 90 West Virginia Route 90 is a long north–south state highway in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. The route, located within Tucker County, West Virginia, Tucker County and Grant County, West Virginia, Grant County, runs parallel to the ...

in northwestern

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West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the B ...

, United States. Henry lies on Elk Creek shortly before its confluence with the

North Branch Potomac River The North Branch Potomac River flows from Fairfax Stone in West Virginia to its confluence with the South Branch Potomac River near Green Spring, West Virginia, where it turns into the Potomac River proper. Course From the Fairfax Stone, th ...

. It is famous for the Henry Bicentennial Chicken Herding Competition. The community was named after Henry G. Davis, a businessman in the mining industry.

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Unincorporated communities in Grant County, West Virginia Unincorporated communities in West Virginia Populated places on the North Branch Potomac River {{GrantCountyWV-geo-stub