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Welcome to Howland ...

Howland is located

Howland is located in Lamar County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Howland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Howland is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Howland: 903 & 430<3>

Communities Also Named Howland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Howland - they are located in Maine, Missouri, New York (2), Ohio, Ontario and Virginia.

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

Communities near Howland ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Howland ...

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

Adding Howland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Howland 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 Howland was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Howland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Lamar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Howland - 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 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Howland area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Howland 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.