Welcome to Howards Point ...
So far, we found very little information about Howards Point. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Howards Point to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Howards Point, please Contact Us.
Howards Point would have been located within present day Fayette County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Howards Point, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.
A typical abbreviation for Howards Point: Howards Pt.
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Howards Point for more information about variations on the name of Howards Point.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Howards Point is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Howards Point was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Howards Point ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Howards Point.
- Effingham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effingham
- Effingham is located in Effingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,601 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Effingham <4>
- Vandalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandalia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Vandalia is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,662 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandalia <4>
- Altamont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Altamont is located in Effingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,350 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <4>
- Ramsey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Ramsey is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramsey <4>
- Kinmundy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinmundy
- Kinmundy is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinmundy <4>
- Brownstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownstown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownstown <4>
- Watson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Watson is located in Effingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watson <4>
- Cowden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
- Cowden is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowden <4>
- Farina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farina
- Farina is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farina <4>
- Beecher City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
- Beecher City is located in Effingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
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 Howards Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Howards Point.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Howards Point. 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 Howards Point.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Howards Point. See our Newspapers Page for Howards Point.
Adding Howards Point to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Howards Point in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Howards Point was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
We also found Howards Point on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Howards Point.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.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 Howards Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Howards Point - 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> | 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. |