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Welcome to Howcott ...

Howcott is located in Grant Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Howcott, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Howcott is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Howcott: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near Howcott ...

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

  • Ball
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Ball is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ball <4>
  • Jena
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jena is located in La Salle Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jena <4>
  • Olla
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Olla is located in La Salle Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olla
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,371 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olla <4>
  • Urania
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Pollock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Dry Prong
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Tullos
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Georgetown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Creola
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Creola is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Creola has also been known as:
    • Creola village
  • Antonia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Antonia is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonia

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Howcott ...

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

Adding Howcott to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Howcott 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 Howcott was on a map titled Map of Louisiana (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Howcott.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Howcott - 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 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Howcott area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Howcott 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.