Getting to Honey Grove
The town sits on US 82 in the eastern part of Fannin County. SH 56 runs through it as Main Street, and SH 34 heads south toward Ladonia. From the courthouse square in Bonham it's about 18 miles, a little under half an hour.
We also work the country around it: Windom and Allen's Chapel to the west, Selfs to the north, and the farms out toward Petty and the Lamar County line. The rest of the county is on our Fannin County service area page.
Water, sewer and septic in Honey Grove
The state has put money into both of the city's systems.
City water from three wells
The city pumps groundwater from three wells about 1,700 feet down in the Woodbine sand. In 2025 the state funded 7,850 feet of new water line and a storage tank to cut water loss.
Rural water north and west
Past the city limits, Bois d'Arc MUD covers the north and west sides, including most of the land around the lake, from its office on FM 1396. It runs on Woodbine wells too.
City sewer on old clay pipe
The state's 2024 funding review found the city's sewer lines are mainly clay pipe that lets in a lot of groundwater and rain. A $16.87 million project doubles the treatment plant and replaces lines, with construction scheduled from fall 2026 into 2028.
Septic out on the county roads
Fannin County's environmental office in Bonham permits septic systems outside town. New subdivisions on septic need lots of at least an acre, and nearly every new system in the county is a spray system.
An old town with older pipes
Honey Grove is one of the older towns in the county. Settlers arrived in 1842, and the stone city hall finished in 1889 is, by its state historical marker, the only original civic building still standing in Fannin County. Census estimates put a third of today's homes before 1960 and about one in six before 1940.
Houses that old often still have cast iron drains or galvanized water pipe, and both close up from the inside over time. Private sewer lines from those years are often clay, like the city's mains. The soil map around town is mostly Fairlie and Dalco clay, which the county soil survey says shrinks and swells with moisture, and that movement pulls at old joints.
What we fix in and around town:
- Sewer line repair in Honey Grove on old clay and cast iron lines
- Drain cleaning for slow drains and main line backups
- Water line repair and repiping for leaks and worn-out galvanized pipe
- Water heater repair and replacement
- Toilet, faucet and fixture repair
Questions from Honey Grove
How soon can you get to Honey Grove?
Usually within a day or two, and emergencies go first. It's about 24 minutes east of Bonham on US 82, and we give you a time window when you call 903-227-0170. If sewage is coming up into a tub or floor drain, stop running water in the house until we get there.
Does Bois d'Arc Lake supply water to Honey Grove?
No. The lake belongs to the North Texas Municipal Water District, and its water goes to the district's plant at Leonard and into its regional system. Honey Grove's taps run on the city wells, and most of the land around the lake gets water from Bois d'Arc MUD's wells.
Who permits septic systems around Honey Grove?
Fannin County does, through its environmental office at 1203 E. Sam Rayburn Drive in Bonham. That matters if you're buying a lot near the lake: new subdivisions on septic need lots of at least an acre. We plumb the house and the line out to the tank, and the tank and aerobic unit belong to a licensed septic company. More on septic line repair.
What plumbing problems are common in Honey Grove?
In the pre-1940 houses, it's slow drains and backups on old clay and cast iron sewer lines, plus worn-out galvanized water pipe. If more than one drain is slow, or water comes up in the tub when the toilet flushes, the clog is in the main line, and an old clay line that keeps clogging is worth a camera look.
Call 903-227-0170 or request service online.
