Honey Creek, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Honey Creek, Iowa | |
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  Honey Creek, Iowa Location within the state of Iowa | |
| Coordinates: 41°25′50″N 95°51′59″W / 41.43056°N 95.86639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Pottawattamie |
| Elevation | 1,014 ft (309 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 51542 |
| GNIS feature ID | 464584 |
Honey Creek is an unincorporated community in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. Its elevation is 1,014 feet (309 m).[1] Although it is unincorporated, it has a ZIP code of 51542.[2]
History
Honey Creek was founded in the 1860s when the Chicago and North Western Railway was extended to that point.[3] The community took its name from nearby Honey Creek.[4] A post office was established in Honey Creek in 1868, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1990.[5][6]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Honey Creek, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-04-30. Accessed 2008-04-08.
- ^ Zip Code Lookup
- ^ History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa: Containing a History from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. O. L. Baskin & Company. 1883. pp. 278.
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 84.
- ^ "Pottawattamie County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Honey Creek Post Office (historical)
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