Welcome to Howison ...
Howison is located in Harrison County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Howison, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.
Howison is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Howison lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Howison: 228
Communities near Howison ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Howison.
- Wiggins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiggins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
- Wiggins is located in Stone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,524 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiggins <4>
- Wortham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lyman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Smith Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Smith Town is located in Stone County
- Coalville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Necaise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wool Market
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Gulfport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Gulfport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gulfport
- North Gulfport is located in Harrison County
- D'Iberville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for D'Iberville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Iberville
- D'Iberville is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,981 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for D'Iberville <4>
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 Howison. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Howison.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Howison. 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 Howison.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Howison. See our Newspapers Page for Howison.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Howison ...
Looking for more information about Howison? 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 Howison, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Howison.
Adding Howison to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Howison 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 Howison was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Howison post office opened in 1897.
We also found Howison on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Howison.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Harrison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Howison - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |