Welcome to Howellsville ...

Howellsville is located in Warren County<1>.

The location of Howellsville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Howellsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1830.

Howellsville is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Howellsville is within the boundaries of the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Howellsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Howellsville - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Howellsville ...

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

• Petersburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
• Winchester
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Winchester City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
• Front Royal
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Royal
  • Front Royal is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Front Royal <4>
• Strasburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <4>
• Berryville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
  • Berryville is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berryville <4>
• Stephens City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephens City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens City
  • Stephens City is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephens City <4>
• Middletown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Middleburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
  • Middleburg is located in Loudoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <4>
• Round Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
  • Round Hill is located in Loudoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Hill <4>
• Boyce
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
  • Boyce is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyce <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 Howellsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Howellsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Howellsville ...

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

Adding Howellsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Howellsville 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 Howellsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Howellsville post office opened in 1830.

We also found Howellsville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Howellsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Warren County: www.warrencountyva.net/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/