Welcome to Howe ...

Howe is located in Jefferson County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Howe, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

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

Howe is 1,620 feet [494 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Howe: (814)

Communities Also Named Howe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Howe - they are located in Alabama, California, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Howe ...

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

• DuBois
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DuBois
  • DuBois is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DuBois <4>
• Clarion
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
  • Clarion is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarion <4>
• Brookville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
  • Brookville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <4>
• Reynoldsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
  • Reynoldsville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynoldsville <4>
• Brockway
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brockway have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
  • Brockway is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockway <4>
• Sykesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
  • Sykesville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <4>
• Falls Creek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Creek
  • Falls Creek is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls Creek <4>
• New Bethlehem
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethlehem
  • New Bethlehem is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bethlehem <4>
• Summerville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
  • Summerville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
• Strattanville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strattanville
  • Strattanville is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strattanville <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 Howe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Howe.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Howe ...

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

Adding Howe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Howe 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 Howe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Howe post office opened in 1882.

We also found Howe in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Howe.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Howe. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/