Welcome to Howard ...

Howard is located in Miami-Dade County<1>.

The location of Howard has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Howard, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Howard is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Howard lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Howard: (305) & (786)<4>

Communities Also Named Howard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 49 communities that are also named Howard - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, New Brunswick, New York (3), North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (4), Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (3), Texas (3), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Howard.

Communities near Howard ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Howard.

• Miami
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
  • Miami is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 471,525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami <5>
• Hialeah
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hialeah
  • Hialeah is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 232,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hialeah <5>
• Miami Beach
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Beach
  • Miami Beach is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami Beach <5>
• Homestead
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
  • Homestead is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homestead <5>
• North Miami
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Miami
  • North Miami is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Miami <5>
• Doral
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doral
  • Doral is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 56,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doral <5>
• Coral Gables
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Gables
  • Coral Gables is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coral Gables <5>
• Cutler Bay
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler Bay
  • Cutler Bay is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cutler Bay <5>
• Miami Lakes
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Lakes
  • Miami Lakes is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 30,972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami Lakes <5>
• Hialeah Gardens
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hialeah Gardens
  • Hialeah Gardens is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hialeah Gardens <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Howard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Howard.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Howard. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Howard.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Howard. See our Newspapers Page for Howard.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Howard ...

Looking for more information about Howard? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Howard, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Howard.

Adding Howard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Howard in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Howard was on a map titled Road Map for Florida (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Howard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Howard. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Miami-Dade County: www.miamidade.gov/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/