Henagar, Alabama

Henagar is a city in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 2,344.Henagar is located on top of Sand Mountain, a southern extension of the Cumberland Plateau.HistoryHenagar was first settled circa 1855. The town is named after an early settler, George Henegar. A post office was established in 1878. It was then that a postal official misspelled the town's name as "Henagar". In 1901, a public school was built. Henagar incorporated in 1965.GeographyHenagar is located in northern DeKalb County at . Its northwest border follows the Jackson County line.Alabama State Route 40 passes through the original center of town, leading east 8mi to Interstate 59 in Hammondville and west to Scottsboro. Alabama State Route 75 crosses AL 40 in the newer commercial part of Henagar and leads northeast 8mi to Ider and southwest 10mi to Rainsville.According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Henagar has a total area of 57.8km2, of which 57.7km2 is land and 0.1km2, or 0.15%, is water. South Sauty Creek, a tributary of the Tennessee River, flows southwest through the central and southern part of the city.