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Nearest Communities to Howell,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Howell, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Howell:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Howell.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Howell is located in Albany County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Albany County: Jackson (CO), Larimer (CO), Carbon, Converse, Laramie & Platte.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 36 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Howell. Of these communities, 9 are located in counties other than Albany County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Howell (which is Albany County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Howell

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Albany County   (where Howell resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.albany.wy.us/
    • County Seat for Albany:   Laramie
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Howell   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Howell.
      • Wyoming Station ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Station
        • Wyoming Station is located in Albany County
        • Wyoming Station has also been known as:
        • Wyoming
      • Laramie
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • West Laramie
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Laramie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laramie
        • West Laramie is located in Albany County
      • Bosler Junction
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bosler Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosler Junction
        • Bosler Junction is located in Albany County
      • Bosler
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosler
        • Bosler is located in Albany County
      • Miller
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
        • Miller is located in Albany County
      • Cooper Lake
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Lake
        • Cooper Lake is located in Albany County
      • Red Buttes ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Buttes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Buttes
        • Red Buttes is located in Albany County
      • The Buttes
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Buttes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Buttes
        • The Buttes is located in Albany County
      • Millbrook
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
        • Millbrook is located in Albany County
      • Colores
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colores
        • Colores is located in Albany County
      • Lookout ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lookout. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
        • Lookout is located in Albany County
      • Continue List   (15 more) ...
        • Hatton
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
          • Hatton is located in Albany County
        • Harmony
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harmony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
          • Harmony is located in Albany County
        • Hirsig
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hirsig have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hirsig
          • Hirsig is located in Albany County
        • Sherman ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sherman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
          • Sherman is located in Albany County
          • Sherman has also been known as:
          • Old Sherman
        • Hermosa
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hermosa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
          • Hermosa is located in Albany County
        • Tie Siding
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Harper
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harper have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
          • Harper is located in Albany County
        • Buford
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Dale Creek
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Creek
          • Dale Creek is located in Albany County
        • Centennial
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Rock River
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Deerwood
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
          • Deerwood is located in Albany County
        • Woods Landing - Jelm
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Landing - Jelm
          • Woods Landing - Jelm is located in Albany County
        • Woods Landing
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woods Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Landing
          • Woods Landing is located in Albany County
        • New Jelm
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Jelm have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jelm
          • New Jelm is located in Albany County
  • Carbon County
    • County Seat for Carbon:   Rawlins
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Howell   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Howell.
      • Morrisey ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisey
        • Morrisey is located in Carbon County
      • Woodedge
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodedge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodedge
        • Woodedge is located in Carbon County
  • Laramie County
    • County Website:   www.webgate.co.laramie.wy.us/
    • County Seat for Laramie:   Cheyenne
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Howell   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Howell.
      • Altus
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
        • Altus is located in Laramie County
      • Murke
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murke have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murke
        • Murke is located in Laramie County
      • Horse Creek
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Farthing
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farthing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farthing
        • Farthing is located in Laramie County
      • Islay
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Islay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islay
        • Islay is located in Laramie County
      • Lambert
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lambert have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
        • Lambert is located in Laramie County
      • Hecla ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hecla have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla
        • Hecla is located in Laramie County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Howell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Howell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4178, Longitude: -105.6153       In this case, the coordinates for Howell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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