Honey Creek, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Honey Creek is an unincorporated community in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. Its elevation is 1,014 feet (309 m).[1] Although it is unincorporated, it has a ZIP code of 51542.[2]

Honey Creek, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Honey Creek, Iowa
Location within the state of Iowa
Coordinates: 41°25′50″N 95°51′59″W
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyPottawattamie
Elevation
1,014 ft (309 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
51542
GNIS feature ID464584

History

Honey Creek was founded in the 1860s when the Chicago and North Western Railway was extended to that point.[3] The community took its name from nearby Honey Creek.[4] A post office was established in Honey Creek in 1868, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1990.[5][6]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Honey Creek, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-04-30. Accessed 2008-04-08.
  2. Zip Code Lookup
  3. History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa: Containing a History from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. O. L. Baskin & Company. 1883. pp. 278.
  4. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 84.
  5. "Pottawattamie County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  6. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Honey Creek Post Office (historical)


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