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Welcome to Honey Grove ...

Honey Grove is located in Juniata County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Honey Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

A typical abbreviation for Honey Grove: Honey Grv.

Honey Grove is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Honey Grove lies within the (717) area code.

Communities Also Named Honey Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Honey Grove - they are located in Kentucky and Texas.

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

Communities near Honey Grove ...

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

  • Lewistown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Mount Union
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Burnham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
    • Burnham is located in Mifflin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnham <4>
  • Newville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
    • Newville is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newville <4>
  • Bloomfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Mifflintown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Port Royal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Thompsontown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Mifflin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
    • Mifflin is located in Juniata County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
  • Juniata Terrace
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniata Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
    • Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Honey Grove ...

Looking for more information about Honey Grove? 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 Honey Grove, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Honey Grove.

Adding Honey Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Honey Grove post office opened in 1854.

We also found Honey Grove in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Honey Grove.

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

The official website for Juniata County: www.co.juniata.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Juniata, 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 Honey Grove - 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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