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Welcome to Honeyford ...

Honeyford is located in Grand Forks County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Honeyford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Honeyford is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Honeyford lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Honeyford: (701)

Communities near Honeyford ...

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

  • Larimore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Minto
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minto
    • Minto is located in Walsh County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minto <4>
  • Emerado
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerado have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerado
    • Emerado is located in Grand Forks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emerado <4>
  • Manvel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manvel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manvel
    • Manvel is located in Grand Forks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manvel <4>
  • Oslo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oslo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
    • Oslo is located in Marshall County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oslo <4>
  • Gilby
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilby
    • Gilby is located in Grand Forks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilby <4>
  • Fordville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordville
    • Fordville is located in Walsh County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordville <4>
  • Forest River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest River
    • Forest River is located in Walsh County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest River <4>
  • Ardoch
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardoch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoch
    • Ardoch is located in Walsh County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardoch <4>
  • Niagara
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Honeyford ...

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

Adding Honeyford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Honeyford post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Honeyford.

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

The official website for Grand Forks County: www.grandforkscountygov.com/

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Grand Forks, 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 Honeyford - 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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