A Scotch Hamlet
Once upon a time, in Springdale Township along present-day Hwy. 18-151 east of Mt. Horeb, there was a two-building community called Hendersonville.
Named for the William Henderson family, emigrants from Scotland to New York City in 1844, then in 1851 to this area, Hendersonville consisted of the Henderson School and a large two-story cheese factory, which also housed the post office. Though never registered, the post office operated from 1896 to 1900, serving the nearby farmers.
Wesley Topper makes his residence in the last remnant of the vanished community, the former Henderson School building, later called Springdale Center, located on the road which still bears that name. Henderson descendants live in the area as well.
Hendersonville was on the western edge of a broader settlement that became known as “Scotch Lane,” which extended north of the present-day highway to Klevenville and Riley, south along County Highway G, and east to Verona.
Above: ?Henderson cheese factory and post office, about 1898