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Welcome to Howardville ...

Howardville is located in Floyd County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Howardville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Howardville is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Howardville: 641

Communities Also Named Howardville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Howardville - they are located in Manitoba, Missouri, New York and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Howardville.

Communities near Howardville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Howardville.

  • Charles City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charles City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles City
    • Charles City is located in Floyd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,217 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charles City <4>
  • Osage
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
    • Osage is located in Mitchell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,549 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage <4>
  • Nashua
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • Nashua is located in Chickasaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <4>
  • Nora Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nora Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora Springs
    • Nora Springs is located in Floyd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nora Springs <4>
  • Saint Ansgar
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Riceville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Elma
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Stacyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
    • Stacyville is located in Mitchell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
  • Rudd
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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 Howardville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Howardville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Howardville. 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 Howardville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Howardville. See our Newspapers Page for Howardville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Howardville ...

Looking for more information about Howardville? 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 Howardville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Howardville.

Adding Howardville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Howardville 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 Howardville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Howardville post office opened in 1857.

We also found Howardville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Howardville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Floyd, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Howardville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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/