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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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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 Hardin County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hardin County: Harrison (IN), Breckinridge, Bullitt, Grayson, Hart, Jefferson, Larue, Meade & Nelson.

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:

  • Hardin County     (The home county of Howard)
  • Breckinridge County
  • Bullitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
    • Cupio
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Pitt's Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Pitt's Point is located in Bullitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt's Point
    • Bardstown Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Brooks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Shepherdsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Belmont
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fox Chase
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Fox Chase is located in Bullitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
    • Hunters Hollow
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hunters Hollow is located in Bullitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hollow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
    • Hebron Estates
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Hebron Estates is located in Bullitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Estates
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
    • Hillview
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Hillview is located in Bullitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
    • Pioneer Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Pioneer Village is located in Bullitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,978 people
    • Lebanon Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Clermont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
    • Kosmosdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Valley Station
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Prairie Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Prairie Village is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
    • Pleasure Ridge Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasure Ridge Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Ridge Park
    • Fairdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hollyvilla
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Hollyvilla is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyvilla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 554 people
    • South Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • South Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
    • Saint Dennis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Dennis is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Dennis
    • South Park View
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • South Park View is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park View
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
    • Heritage Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Shively
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lynnview
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Okolona
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Larue County
  • Meade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
    • Muldraugh
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pilcher Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hughes Landing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Hughes Landing is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Landing
    • Van Voorhis Manor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Van Voorhis Manor is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Voorhis Manor
    • Rock Haven
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rock Haven is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
    • Grahamton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Grahamton is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton
    • Lickskillet
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lickskillet is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
    • Buck Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Garrett
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Garrett is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
    • Flaherty
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brandenburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Eastwood Hills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Eastwood Hills is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Hills
    • Ekron
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Nelson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
    • Boston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Deatsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Deatsville is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville
    • Lenore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Samuels
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Samuels is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels
    • Nelsonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Highgrove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Highgrove is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgrove
    • Cravens
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Cravens is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
    • Hunters
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Hunters is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
    • Bellwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bourbon Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Bourbon Springs is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon Springs
    • Coxs Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Nazareth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Nazareth is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth
    • Withrow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Clark County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
    • Jeffersonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Arctic Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Blackiston Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Blackiston Village is located in Clark County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston Village
    • Clarksville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Park is located in Clark County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
    • Watson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sellersburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Starlight
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Utica
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Utica is located in Clark County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
    • Prather
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Crawford County (IN)
  • Floyd County (IN)
  • Harrison County (IN)
  • Perry County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
    • Dexter
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Magnet
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Derby
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Rome
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Howard - one of the links might be able to help.

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.

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Howard had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • West Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Evans Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Evans Landing is located in Harrison County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Landing
  • Muldraugh
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rosewood is located in Harrison County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
  • Cupio
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rock Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Haven is located in Meade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
  • Meadow Lawn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Meadow Lawn is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lawn
  • Grahamton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Grahamton is located in Meade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton
  • Rehoboth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rehoboth is located in Harrison County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
  • Orell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Orell is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orell
  • Laconia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pitt's Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pitt's Point is located in Bullitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt's Point
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Red Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Red Hill is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Barrallton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Barrallton is located in Bullitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrallton
    • Valley Station
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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.

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 291 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 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. 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 visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Howard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.