Welcome to Honduras ...

Honduras is located in Adams County<1>.

The location of Honduras has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Honduras, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Honduras is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Honduras lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Honduras is within the boundaries of the (260) area code.

Communities near Honduras ...

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

• Bluffton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluffton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
  • Bluffton is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffton <4>
• Decatur
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,884 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <4>
• Berne
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
  • Berne is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berne <4>
• Ossian
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossian
  • Ossian is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossian <4>
• Montpelier
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Montpelier is located in Blackford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <4>
• Geneva
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Geneva is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <4>
• Monroeville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
  • Monroeville is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <4>
• Markle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markle
  • Markle is located in Huntington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Markle <4>
• Monroe
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <4>
• Pennville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
  • Pennville is located in Jay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pennville <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 Honduras. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Honduras.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Honduras. 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 Honduras.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Honduras ...

Looking for more information about Honduras? 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 Honduras, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Honduras.

Adding Honduras to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Honduras 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 Honduras was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Honduras post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Honduras.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov