Welcome to Howes Mill ...
Howes Mill is located in Dent County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Howes Mill, 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 Howes Mill: Howes Ml. (or less commonly used: Howes Mll.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Howes Mill for more information about variations on the name of Howes Mill.
Howes Mill is 1,370 feet [418 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Howes Mill lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Howes Mill: 573 & 235<3>
Communities near Howes Mill ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Howes Mill.
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Viburnum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viburnum have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viburnum
- Viburnum is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viburnum <4>
- Bunker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
- Bunker is located in Dent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker <4>
- Boss
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boss have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
- Boss is located in Dent County
- Dillard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dillard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Dillard is located in Crawford County
- Greeley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
- Greeley is located in Reynolds County
- Bixby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bixby have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
- Bixby is located in Iron County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bixby <4>
- Doss
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
- Doss is located in Dent County
- Sligo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Gila
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gila. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
- Gila is located in Dent 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 Howes Mill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Howes Mill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Howes Mill. 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 Howes Mill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Howes Mill. See our Newspapers Page for Howes Mill.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Howes Mill ...
Looking for more information about Howes Mill? 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 Howes Mill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Howes Mill.
Adding Howes Mill to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Howes Mill 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 Howes Mill was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Howes Mill on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Howes Mill.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Dent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Howes Mill - 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 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Howes Mill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Howes Mill 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |