Welcome to Howard ...

Howard is located in Perry County<1>.

Howard is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Howard lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Howard: 931

Communities Also Named Howard ...

While we believe that this Howard is located in Perry County, we know of another 2 Tennessee communities named Howard. Those communities are located in the following counties: Lewis and Monroe County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 49 communities that are also named Howard - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, New Brunswick, New York (3), North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (4), Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas (3), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Howard ...

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

• Johnson Ford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Johnson Ford is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
  • Estimated population in 2014: 65,813 people
• Mount Lebanon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
  • Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
• Clifton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Clifton is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <3>
• Parsons
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Parsons is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <3>
• Scotts Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Scotts Hill is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotts Hill <3>
• Linden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Linden is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <3>
• Lobelville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lobelville is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobelville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lobelville <3>
• Decaturville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Decaturville is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decaturville <3>
• Pleasant Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Estimated population in 2014: 566 people
• Chesterfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Howard ...

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