Honey Creek, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Honey Creek, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Honey Creek, Iowa

Location within the state of Iowa

Coordinates: 41°25′50″N 95°51′59″W / 41.43056°N 95.86639°W / 41.43056; -95.86639Coordinates: 41°25′50″N 95°51′59″W / 41.43056°N 95.86639°W / 41.43056; -95.86639
Country United States
State Iowa
County Pottawattamie
Elevation 1,014 ft (309 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
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

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Honey Creek, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-04-30. Accessed 2008-04-08.
  2. ↑ Zip Code Lookup
  3. ↑ History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa: Containing a History from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. O. L. Baskin & Company. 1883. p. 278.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Pottawattamie County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  6. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Honey Creek Post Office (historical)


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