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Welcome to Howell ...

Howell is located in George County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Howell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Howell is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Howell: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Howell ...

While we believe that this Howell is located in George County, we know of another 2 Mississippi communities named Howell. Those communities are located in the following counties: Jackson and Rankin County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 28 communities that are also named Howell - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia (2), Idaho (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Howell ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Howell ...

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

Adding Howell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Howell in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Howell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Howell post office opened in 1886. The Howell post office closed in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Howell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including George, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Howell - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Howell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Howell 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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