Welcome to Fort Howard ...

Fort Howard is located in Baltimore County<1>.

The location of Fort Howard has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Howard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Howard: Ft. Howard

Fort Howard is near sea level<3>.

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

Area Codes for Fort Howard: (410), (443)<4> & (667)

The ZIP code for Fort Howard: 21052<5>

Communities Also Named Fort Howard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Fort Howard - they are located in Michigan and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fort Howard.

Communities near Fort Howard ...

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

• Baltimore
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Baltimore is located in Baltimore City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <6>
• Annapolis
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
  • Annapolis is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annapolis <6>
• Rock Hall
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hall
  • Rock Hall is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Hall <6>
• Highland Beach
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Beach
  • Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
• North Point Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Point Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
  • North Point Village is located in Baltimore County
• Riviera Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riviera Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riviera Beach
  • Riviera Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
• Dundalk
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundalk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundalk
  • Dundalk is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundalk <6>
• Pine Grove Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
  • Pine Grove Village is located in Anne Arundel County
• Hartland Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Village
  • Hartland Village is located in Baltimore County
• Stoneybrook Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneybrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook Village
  • Stoneybrook Village is located in Anne Arundel County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Howard ...

Looking for more information about Fort Howard? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fort Howard, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Howard.

Adding Fort Howard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort Howard 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 for Fort Howard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Fort Howard post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Howard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fort Howard. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Baltimore County: www.co.ba.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/