Honeybee, Kentucky

Honeybee
Unincorporated community
Honeybee

Location within the state of Kentucky

Coordinates: 36°50′29″N 84°22′20″W / 36.84139°N 84.37222°WCoordinates: 36°50′29″N 84°22′20″W / 36.84139°N 84.37222°W
Country United States
State Kentucky
County McCreary
Elevation 12,472 ft (3,801 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CST (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID 512765[1]

Honeybee is an unincorporated community in McCreary County, Kentucky, United States. Their post office closed in 1983.[2]

A post office was established in the community in 1905. The place name Honeybee derives from the large populations of honey bees found in the area.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Honeybee, Kentucky
  2. ↑ http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt011.cfm
  3. ↑ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 143. Retrieved 2013-04-28.