History

Henderson, the twenty-sixth, and the last in the list of townships, was organized in 1857. It was taken from Gaskill and named for Hon. Joseph Henderson, then one of the associate judges of the county. This township, south of Winslow and north of Gaskill township, adjoins Clearfield county on the east, with McCalmont and Bell on the west. The surface is mainly upland, smooth, fertile and well watered. The valleys, with the exception of the Mahoning, extending along the southern border, are shallow and have gentle slopes.

Early Settlement -- The first settlers in Henderson township appear to have been two Englishmen named Potter and Saulsbury; the latter cleared th first land and made the first improvements. In the year 1829 John Pifer and Frederick Kuhnly came from Westmoreland county and settled in what is now known as the Paradise Settlement.

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