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Welcome to Honeoye ...

Honeoye is located in Ontario County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Honeoye, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

Honeoye is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Honeoye: 585

The ZIP code for Honeoye: 14471<3>

Communities Also Named Honeoye ...

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

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

Communities near Honeoye ...

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

  • Canandaigua
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Canandaigua is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,152 people
    • Canandaigua has also been known as:
    • Canadaigua
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canandaigua <4>
  • Geneseo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Dansville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Avon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Avon is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
  • Honeoye Falls
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Mount Morris
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Victor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Lima
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lima is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,008 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lima <4>
  • Wayland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Manchester
    (19 miles [30.6 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 Honeoye. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Honeoye.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Honeoye ...

Looking for more information about Honeoye? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Honeoye, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Honeoye.

Adding Honeoye to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Honeoye 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 Honeoye was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Honeoye.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Ontario, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Honeoye - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Honeoye). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Honeoye or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.