Welcome to Honga ...
Honga is located in Dorchester County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Honga, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.
Honga is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Honga lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Honga: 410, 443 & 667<3>
Communities near Honga ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Honga.
- Cambridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Cambridge is located in Dorchester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,213 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <5>
- Church Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Creek
- Church Creek is located in Dorchester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Creek <5>
- Lakesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lakesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
- Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
- Crapo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Andrews
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Cove Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
- Cove Point is located in Calvert County
- Brianwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brianwood
- Brianwood is located in Calvert County
- Taylors Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylors Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Island
- Taylors Island is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylors Island <5>
- Toddville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Wingate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Wingate is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wingate <5>
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 Honga. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Honga.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Honga. 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 Honga.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Honga. See our Newspapers Page for Honga.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Honga ...
Looking for more information about Honga? 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 Honga, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Honga.
Adding Honga to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Honga 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 Honga was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Honga post office opened in 1913.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Honga.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Honga. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dorchester County: www.commissioners.net/
The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Dorchester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Honga - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Honga area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Honga area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |