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Welcome to Honoraville ...

Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Honoraville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Honoraville is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Honoraville lies within the (334) area code.

The ZIP code for Honoraville: 36042<3>

Communities near Honoraville ...

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

  • Greenville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Luverne
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Deposit
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rutledge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutledge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
    • Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
  • Goshen
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Petrey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petrey have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
    • Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Highland Home
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cherokee Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
    • Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
  • Lapine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapine have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
    • Lapine is located in Montgomery County

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 Honoraville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Honoraville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Honoraville ...

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

Adding Honoraville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Honoraville 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 Honoraville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Honoraville post office opened in 1858.

We also found Honoraville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Honoraville.

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Crenshaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Honoraville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Honoraville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Honoraville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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