Do you know of Fort Howard ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Fort Howard. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Fort Howard.<1>

We found mention of Fort Howard as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Ottawa County, Michigan.

Communities Also Named Fort Howard ...

We found two communities that share the name Fort Howard.

Within Michigan, the name Fort Howard is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Maryland
    • Baltimore County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Fort Howard [Baltimore County].
  • Wisconsin
    • Brown County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Fort Howard [Brown County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Fort Howard ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Fort Howard:

Along The Tracks, A Directory of Named Places on Michigan Railroads
Written by: Meints, Graydon M.
Published by Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University - 1987
(Available from Amazon.com)

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Fort Howard - Services available: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

More Orphans in  Ottawa County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Ottawa County.