Welcome to Howelton ...Howelton is located in Etowah County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Howelton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. Howelton is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Howelton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Howelton (for example, toward Etna (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). Area Codes for Howelton: 205 & 659<3> Communities near Howelton ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Howelton.
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 Howelton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Howelton. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Howelton. 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 Howelton. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Howelton. See our Newspapers Page for Howelton. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Howelton ...Looking for more information about Howelton? 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 Howelton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Howelton. Adding Howelton to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Howelton 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 (so far) for Howelton was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Howelton. Footnotes ...
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