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Welcome to Honeycutt ...

Honeycutt is located in Mitchell County<1>.


The location of Honeycutt has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Honeycutt, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1922.

Honeycutt is 2,390 feet [728 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Honeycutt is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Honeycutt lies within the (828) area code.

Communities Also Named Honeycutt ...

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

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

Communities near Honeycutt ...

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

  • East Ridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
    • East Ridge is located in Washington County (TN)
    • Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
  • Shell Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
    • Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
    • Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
  • Elizabethton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Erwin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
    • Erwin is located in Unicoi County (TN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <4>
  • Unicoi
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicoi
    • Unicoi is located in Unicoi County (TN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,579 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unicoi <4>
  • Woodby Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodby Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
    • Woodby Hill is located in Carter County (TN)
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
  • Spruce Pine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Burnsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Banner Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banner Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
    • Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County (TN)
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
  • Roan Mountain
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Honeycutt ...

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

Adding Honeycutt to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Honeycutt in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Honeycutt was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Honeycutt post office opened in 1922.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Honeycutt.

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

The official website for Mitchell County: www.mitchellcounty.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Mitchell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Honeycutt - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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