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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Howard (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Howard. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Howard is located in Polk County.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Polk County: Howard, Montgomery, Scott, Sevier, Le Flore (OK) & McCurtain (OK).

Below are the counties that are near Howard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Howard:

  • Polk County     (The home county of Howard)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
    • Rich Mountain
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
      • Rich Mountain is located in Polk County
    • Potter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
      • Potter is located in Polk County
    • Mena
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Potter Junction
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Junction
      • Potter Junction is located in Polk County
    • Hatfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Dallas
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
      • Dallas is located in Polk County
    • Cove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Vandervoort
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandervoort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandervoort
      • Vandervoort is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
    • Board Camp
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Board Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp
      • Board Camp is located in Polk County
    • Hatton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
      • Hatton is located in Polk County
    • Bog Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bog Springs
      • Bog Springs is located in Polk County
    • Wickes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickes
      • Wickes is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wickes <2>
    • Big Fork
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Fork
      • Big Fork is located in Polk County
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
    • Bates
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
      • Bates is located in Scott County
    • Winfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
      • Winfield is located in Scott County
    • Y City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Y City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y City
      • Y City is located in Scott County
    • Boles
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Waldron
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Parks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
      • Parks is located in Scott County
  • Sebastian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
    • Hartford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
      • Hartford is located in Sebastian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <2>
    • Frog Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frog Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Town
      • Frog Town is located in Sebastian County
    • Huntington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
      • Huntington is located in Sebastian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
    • Midland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
      • Midland is located in Sebastian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
    • Mansfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
      • Mansfield is located in Sebastian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,089 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <2>
  • Le Flore County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
    • Big Cedar
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cedar
      • Big Cedar is located in Le Flore County (OK)
    • Hodgen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgen
      • Hodgen is located in Le Flore County (OK)
      • Former name for Hodgen:
      • Hodgens
      • Hodgen has also been known as:
      • Hodgens Station
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodgen <2>
    • Petros
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petros
      • Petros is located in Le Flore County (OK)
    • Heavener
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heavener
      • Heavener is located in Le Flore County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,299 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heavener <2>
    • Conser
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conser
      • Conser is located in Le Flore County (OK)
    • Muse
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Octavia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Monroe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Howe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
      • Howe is located in Le Flore County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <2>
    • Wister
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wister
      • Wister is located in Le Flore County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wister <2>
    • Whitesboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Poteau
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteau
      • Poteau is located in Le Flore County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,906 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poteau <2>
    • Ludlow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
      • Ludlow is located in Le Flore County (OK)
  • McCurtain County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
    • Watson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Smithville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Howard, see our County-by-County Page for Howard.

Newspapers Published in Howard ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Howard.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Howard, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Howard.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Howard:

Cemeteries Near Howard ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Howard.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Howard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.

  • Heely Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heely Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heely Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
  • Little Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Cemetery
  • Mountain Fork Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sexton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sexton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sexton Cemetery
  • Black Fork Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Fork Cemetery
  • Piney Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piney Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piney Grove Cemetery
  • Big Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Creek Cemetery
  • Haw Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haw Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haw Creek Cemetery
  • Page Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Page Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Page Cemetery
  • McClure Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClure Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClure Cemetery
  • Rocky Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Cemetery
  • Continue List   (128 more) ...
    • Mt. Gillian Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Gillian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Gillian Cemetery
    • Foster Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
    • Slover Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slover Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Howard in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Howard.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.

  • Mountain Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Fork
    • Mountain Fork is located in Polk County
  • Black Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Fork
    • Black Fork is located in Scott County
  • Rich Mountain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
    • Rich Mountain is located in Polk County
  • Rocky
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky
    • Rocky is located in Polk County
  • Potter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
    • Potter is located in Polk County
  • Brawley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brawley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brawley
    • Brawley is located in Scott County
  • Blansett
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blansett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blansett
    • Blansett is located in Scott County
  • Gipson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gipson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipson
    • Gipson is located in Scott County
  • Gate ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
    • Gate is located in Scott County
  • Cauthron
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cauthron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthron
    • Cauthron is located in Scott County
  • Dallas
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
    • Dallas is located in Polk County
  • Cove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Ink
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ink have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ink
      • Ink is located in Polk County
    • Winfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
      • Winfield is located in Scott County
    • Board Camp
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Board Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp
      • Board Camp is located in Polk County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Howard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Howard.

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 Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Howard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Howard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7059, Longitude: -94.4372       In this case, the coordinates for Howard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.




 

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