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Welcome to Honby ...

Honby is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

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

Honby is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Honby lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Honby ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Honby ...

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

Adding Honby to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Honby 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 Honby was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Honby in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Honby.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Los Angeles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Honby - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.