Welcome to Honey Creek ...

Honey Creek is located in Ogle County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Honey Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

A typical abbreviation for Honey Creek: Honey Crk. (or less commonly used: Honey Ck. or Honey Cr.)

Honey Creek is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Honey Creek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Honey Creek: (815) & (779)<3>

Communities Also Named Honey Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Honey Creek - they are located in Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Honey Creek.

Communities near Honey Creek ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Honey Creek.

• Dixon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
  • Dixon is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <4>
• Rochelle
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
  • Rochelle is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,975 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <4>
• Byron
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
  • Byron is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <4>
• Oregon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  • Oregon is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <4>
• Winnebago
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago
  • Winnebago is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnebago <4>
• Mount Morris
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
  • Mount Morris is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Morris <4>
• Davis Junction
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Junction
  • Davis Junction is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis Junction <4>
• Amboy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
  • Amboy is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amboy <4>
• Polo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
  • Polo is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polo <4>
• Forreston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forreston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forreston
  • Forreston is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forreston <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Honey Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Honey Creek.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Honey Creek. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Honey Creek.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Honey Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Honey Creek.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Honey Creek ...

Looking for more information about Honey Creek? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Honey Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Honey Creek.

Adding Honey Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Honey Creek in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Honey Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Honey Creek post office opened in 1874.

We also found Honey Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Honey Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Honey Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ogle County: www.oglecounty.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov