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)
  • Wiggins is located in Stone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiggins <3>
• Wortham
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Wortham is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wortham
  • From Howison to Wortham
• Lyman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lyman is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lyman
  • From Howison to Lyman
• Smith Town
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Smith Town is located in Stone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
• Coalville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Coalville is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Coalville
  • From Howison to Coalville
• Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lorraine Community
  • From Howison to Lorraine Community
• Necaise
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Necaise is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Necaise
  • From Howison to Necaise
• Wool Market
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wool Market is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
  • Wool Market has also been known as:
  • Woolmarket
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wool Market
  • From Howison to Wool Market
• North Gulfport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • North Gulfport is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gulfport
• D'Iberville
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • D'Iberville is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Iberville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for D'Iberville <3>

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 (so far) for Howison was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Howison post office opened in 1897. The Howison post office closed in 1953.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Howison.