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Welcome to Howardsville ...

Howardsville is located in Saint Joseph County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Howardsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Howardsville is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Howardsville: 269

Communities Also Named Howardsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Howardsville - they are located in Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Howardsville ...

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

  • Kalamazoo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Portage
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Three Rivers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Vicksburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Paw Paw
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Constantine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Constantine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
    • Constantine is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Constantine <3>
  • Mattawan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattawan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawan
    • Mattawan is located in Van Buren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,973 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mattawan <3>
  • Lawton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
    • Lawton is located in Van Buren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawton <3>
  • Decatur
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cassopolis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Howardsville ...

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

Adding Howardsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Howardsville 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 Howardsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Howardsville post office opened in 1858.

We also found Howardsville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Howardsville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Saint Joseph, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Howardsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/