Welcome to Howard ...

Howard is located in Chippewa County<1>.

Howard is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Howard: 715 & 534<3>

Communities Also Named Howard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wisconsin communities named Howard: This one is located in Chippewa County and the other is located in Brown County.

Beyond Wisconsin, 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, Tennessee (3), Texas (3), Virginia, Washington and West Virginia (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.

• Eau Claire
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
• Menomonie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Menomonie is located in Dunn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,599 people
• Chippewa Falls
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
• Altoona
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
• Lake Hallie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
• Bloomer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
• Cadott
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Cadott is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadott
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
• Fall Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
• Colfax
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Colfax is located in Dunn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
• Elk Mound
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mound
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 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.