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Welcome to Howard ...

Howard is located in Fayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Howard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1927.

Howard is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Howard: 205 & 659<3>

Communities Also Named Howard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 49 communities that are also named Howard - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Florida, 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.

  • Jasper
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Winfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Fayette
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Carbon Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
  • Parrish
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
    • Parrish is located in Walker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
  • Brilliant
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brilliant have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
    • Brilliant is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brilliant <4>
  • Oakman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
    • Oakman is located in Walker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
    • Former names for Oakman:
    • Day's Gap
    • Marietta
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <4>
  • 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
  • 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

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 Map of Alabama (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Howard in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Howard post office opened in 1927.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Howard.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Howard - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Howard area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Howard area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/