Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Howard in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Howard. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
- Carbon Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Carbon Hill is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,885 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbon Hill <2>
- Kansas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Kansas is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Eldridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
- Eldridge is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldridge <2>
- Townley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Prospect
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Texas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Saragossa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Nauvoo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
- Nauvoo is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nauvoo <2>
- Glen Allen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Corona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Coal Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coal Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Ashbank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Alta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Patton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Edgil
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Bankston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Berry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Berry is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berry <2>
- Gamble
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Lynn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Lynn is located in Winston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Stough
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Winfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Winfield is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,559 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <2>
- Jasper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Jasper is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,278 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <2>
- Gold Mine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Natural Bridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Bridge
- Natural Bridge is located in Winston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natural Bridge <2>
- South Lowell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Lowell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lowell
- South Lowell is located in Walker County
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Howard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |