A post office was established at Honduras in 1890, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904. A general store was in business in the early 1900's.[2] The community was likely named after Honduras, in Latin America.[3]
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^ abcU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Honduras, Indiana
^"Adams County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
^Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 166. ISBN978-0-253-32866-3. "...apparently named for the Central American republic...
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