Welcome to Howardsville ...
So far, we found very little information about Howardsville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Howardsville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Howardsville, please Contact Us.
Howardsville would have been located within present day San Juan County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Howardsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Howardsville is 9,740 feet [2,969 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Howardsville is about 1¾ mile [or ~3 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Howardsville was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Howardsville still existed, it would have been in the (970) area code.
Going back to its beginning, Howardsville was originally named Bullion City. For more information about the names of Howardsville, see The Names of Howardsville on our Genealogy Page.
Communities Also Named Howardsville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Howardsville - they are located in Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York and Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Howardsville.
Communities near Howardsville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Howardsville.
- Telluride
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telluride
- Telluride is located in San Miguel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,416 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Telluride <4>
- Mountain Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Village
- Mountain Village is located in San Miguel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,470 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Village <4>
- Ouray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouray
- Ouray is located in Ouray County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ouray <4>
- Silverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Silverton is located in San Juan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverton <4>
- Ophir
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Ophir is located in San Miguel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ophir <4>
- Animas Forks ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Animas Forks
- Animas Forks is located in San Juan County
- Chattanooga ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
- Chattanooga is located in San Juan County
- Red Mountain ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
- Red Mountain is located in Ouray County
- Tomboy ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Carson ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Carson is located in Hinsdale County
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 Howardsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Howardsville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Howardsville. 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 Howardsville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Howardsville. See our Newspapers Page for Howardsville.
Adding Howardsville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Howardsville 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 Howardsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Howardsville post office opened in 1874.
We also found Howardsville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Howardsville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
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 Howardsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including San Juan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Howardsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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/ |