Welcome to Howard ...

Howard is located in Fayette 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 consider that their post office opened  in 1927.

Howard is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Howard: (205) & (659)<4>

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)
  • 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 <5>
• 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 <5>
• Fayette
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Fayette is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <5>
• 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 <5>
• 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 <5>
• 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.<2> 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 <5>
• 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 <5>
• 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> From that list, the Howard post office opened in 1927.

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 State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/