Honeyville, UT

    Honeyville, UT

    • Settled: In about 1860, by Abraham Hunsaker of Brigham City
    • Originally Named: Hunsakerville, after Abraham Hunsaker, first LDS bishop, later changed to Honeyville
    • Origin of Name: Named after the beehives kept on Bishop Hunsaker’s farm and/or in honor of the Biblical Canaan, a land said “to be flowing with milk and honey”
    • Known for: In 1912. Honeyville had two railroad stations, one with an electric train running every two hours, between Ogden, Utah, and Preston, Idaho; the other was the Oregon Short-Line Railroad
    • Notable Features: A stage station, brick yard, charcoal plant and other industries were established there; a grist mill was erected and a ferry built  across the Bear River, north of town in 1867; the Honeyville Cooperative Institution and a thriving business district operated in its early years.
    • Location:   9.8 miles (13 minutes) north of Brigham City & 8.7 miles (11 minutes) south of Tremonton on Hwy 38
    • Population: 2022 Census: 1,725, up from 1,617 in 2020

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