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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Church Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lakesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
- Crapo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crapo is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
- Andrews
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Andrews is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Cove Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cove Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
- Brianwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brianwood is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brianwood
- Taylors Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Toddville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Toddville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
- Wingate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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 (so far) for Honga was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Honga post office opened in 1913. The Honga post office closed in 1951.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Honga.
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |