Welcome to Honeybee ...
Honeybee is located in McCreary County<1>.
The location of Honeybee has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Honeybee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.
Honeybee is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Honeybee lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Honeybee (for example, toward Albany), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Honeybee is within the boundaries of the (606) area code.
Communities near Honeybee ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Honeybee.
- Corbin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Corbin is located in Whitley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corbin <4>
- Williamsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Williamsburg is located in Whitley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,384 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <4>
- Burnside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Burnside is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnside <4>
- Wiborg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Marshes Siding
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshes Siding have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
- Whitley City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitley City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitley City
- Whitley City is located in McCreary County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitley City <4>
- Alpine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Alpine is located in Pulaski County
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Stearns
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stearns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stearns
- Stearns is located in McCreary County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stearns <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 Honeybee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Honeybee.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Honeybee. 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 Honeybee.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Honeybee. See our Newspapers Page for Honeybee.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Honeybee ...
Looking for more information about Honeybee? 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 Honeybee, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Honeybee.
Adding Honeybee to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Honeybee 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 Honeybee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Honeybee post office opened in 1905.
We also found Honeybee on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Honeybee.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Honeybee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including McCreary, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Honeybee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |