Welcome to Howell ...

Howell is located in Albany County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Howell, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Howell is 7,110 feet [2,167 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Howell is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Howell lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Howell lies within the (307) area code.

Communities Also Named Howell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Howell - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia (2), Idaho (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (3), Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Howell ...

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

• Laramie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laramie
  • Laramie is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laramie <4>
• 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
• Bosler
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosler
  • Bosler is located in Albany County
• Red Buttes ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Buttes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Buttes
  • The Buttes is located in Albany County
• Lookout ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lookout have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
  • Lookout is located in Albany County
• Harmony
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Harmony is located in Albany County
• Horse Creek
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
  • Horse Creek is located in Laramie County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horse Creek <4>
• Sherman ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermosa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
  • Hermosa is located in Albany County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Howell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Howell.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Howell ...

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

Adding Howell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Howell 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 Howell was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Howell mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Howell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Albany County: www.co.albany.wy.us/

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/