McHenry is a small

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, about 1 mile north of

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. McHenry is located at .

History

McHenry was never established, but settled. In the 1870s the people in the area constructed

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s and small shops, since McHenry Avenue crossed the town; the area was named McHenry. Robert McHenry was a local banker/rancher who owned the McHenry Mansion. Unincorporated communities in California Unincorporated communities in Stanislaus County, California {{StanislausCountyCA-geo-stub