Welcome to Honaker ...

Honaker is located in Floyd County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Honaker, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Honaker is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Honaker: 606

Communities Also Named Honaker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Honaker - it's located in Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Honaker.

Communities near Honaker ...

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

• Pikeville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
  • Pikeville is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikeville <3>
• Prestonsburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonsburg
  • Prestonsburg is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prestonsburg <3>
• Coal Run Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Run Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
  • Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
• Pippa Passes
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pippa Passes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
  • Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
• Martin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Martin is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <3>
• Wheelwright
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheelwright have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
  • Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
• Wayland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
  • Wayland is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
• Allen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Allen is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Allen has also been known as:
  • Beaver Creek Junction
  • Beaver Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <3>
• Drift
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drift have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drift
  • Drift is located in Floyd County
• Ivel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivel
  • Ivel is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivel <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Honaker ...

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

Adding Honaker to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Honaker post office opened in 1905.

We also found Honaker on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Honaker.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/