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Welcome to Howe Valley ...

Howe Valley is located in Hardin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Howe Valley, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Howe Valley: Howe Vly. (or less commonly used: Howe Vally. or Howe Vlly.)

Howe Valley is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Howe Valley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Howe Valley (for example, toward Fordsville), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Howe Valley: 270 & 364<3>

Communities near Howe Valley ...

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

  • Elizabethtown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Radcliff
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Leitchfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Vine Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Irvington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Muldraugh
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Clarkson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Upton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Sonora
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ekron
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Ekron is located in Meade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 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 Howe Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Howe Valley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Howe Valley ...

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

Adding Howe Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Howe Valley 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 (so far) for Howe Valley was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Howe Valley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Hardin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Howe Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Howe Valley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Howe Valley area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.