Welcome to Honey Creek ...

Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Honey Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

Honey Creek is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Honey Creek: (717)

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, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, 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.

• State College
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State College
  • State College is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for State College <4>
• Lewistown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
  • Lewistown is located in Mifflin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <4>
• Bellefonte
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
  • Bellefonte is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellefonte <4>
• Burnham
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
  • Burnham is located in Mifflin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnham <4>
• Centre Hall
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Hall
  • Centre Hall is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centre Hall <4>
• McClure
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
  • McClure is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClure <4>
• Mifflintown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflintown
  • Mifflintown is located in Juniata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflintown <4>
• Port Royal
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
  • Port Royal is located in Juniata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Royal <4>
• Millheim
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millheim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
  • Millheim is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millheim <4>
• Thompsontown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsontown
  • Thompsontown is located in Juniata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompsontown <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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Honey Creek on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

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 Mifflin County: www.co.mifflin.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/