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Welcome to Howenstine ...

Howenstine is located in Stark County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Howenstine, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Howenstine is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Howenstine: 330 & 234<3>

Communities near Howenstine ...

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

  • Canton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Massillon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Green
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Green is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,678 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green <4>
  • Alliance
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • New Philadelphia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • North Canton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Dover
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dover is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,693 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <4>
  • Louisville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Canal Fulton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Minerva
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Howenstine ...

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

Adding Howenstine to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Howenstine post office opened in 1882. The Howenstine post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Howenstine.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Stark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Howenstine - 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 330 code has been Overlayed with the 234 area code. New phone numbers in the Howenstine area will be assigned with one of these codes: 330 or 234. As a result, placing a call in the Howenstine 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/