Welcome to Howertown ...

Howertown is located in Northampton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Howertown, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Howertown is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The community of Howertown has also been called Hauertown. and Howardtown (and there are additional names). For more information about the names of Howertown, see The Names of Howertown on our Genealogy Page.

Communities near Howertown ...

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

• Allentown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
  • Allentown is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allentown <3>
• Bethlehem
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
  • Bethlehem is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethlehem <3>
• Easton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
  • Easton is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <3>
• Phillipsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
  • Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
• Emmaus
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus
  • Emmaus is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmaus <3>
• Quakertown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
  • Quakertown is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quakertown <3>
• Wilson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,784 people
• Catasauqua
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catasauqua
  • Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catasauqua <3>
• Hellertown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellertown
  • Hellertown is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,820 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hellertown <3>
• Nazareth
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth
  • Nazareth is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nazareth <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 Howertown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Howertown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Howertown ...

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

Adding Howertown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Howertown 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 Howertown was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Howertown on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Howertown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Northampton County: www.northamptoncounty.org/

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