Welcome to Howardton ...

Howardton is located in Jackson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Howardton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Howardton is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Howardton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Howardton: (618)

Communities near Howardton ...

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

• Carbondale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carbondale is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbondale <4>
• Murphysboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphysboro
  • Murphysboro is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphysboro <4>
• Anna
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
  • Anna is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <4>
• Jonesboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Jonesboro is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <4>
• De Soto
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Soto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • De Soto is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <4>
• Cobden
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
  • Cobden is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobden <4>
• Ava
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ava have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
  • Ava is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <4>
• Makanda
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Makanda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makanda
  • Makanda is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Makanda <4>
• Alto Pass
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alto Pass have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto Pass
  • Alto Pass is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto Pass <4>
• Altenburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altenburg
  • Altenburg is located in Perry County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altenburg <4>

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 Howardton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Howardton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Howardton. 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 Howardton.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Howardton ...

Looking for more information about Howardton? 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 Howardton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Howardton.

Adding Howardton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Howardton 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 Howardton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Howardton post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Howardton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov