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Welcome to Howth ...

Howth is located

Howth is located in Waller County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Howth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Howth is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Howth ...

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

  • Brenham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Brenham is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brenham <3>
  • Hempstead
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Navasota
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Prairie View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bellville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Waller
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Magnolia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Pine Island
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pine Island is located in Waller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
  • Plantersville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Todd Mission
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 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 Howth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Howth.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Howth ...

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

Adding Howth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Howth 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 Howth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Howth post office opened in 1895. The Howth post office closed in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Howth.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Waller, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Howth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/