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Welcome to Howard District ...

Howard District is located in Cook County<1>.

Howard District is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Howard District ...

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

  • Chicago
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Cicero
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Arlington Heights
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Palatine
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Skokie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skokie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokie
    • Skokie is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,404 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skokie <3>
  • Des Plaines
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Berwyn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
    • Berwyn is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people
  • Mount Prospect
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Oak Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Howard District ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Cook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Howard District - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.