The story
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From Wikipedia’s history of Howard.
The Howard Post Office has been in operation since 1882. The community has the name of John Howard, a local pioneer.
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History · Howard
Howard’s post office opened in 1882
Most of Howard was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1976.
1882first post office
0on the National Register
6%homes built before 1940
Quick answers
How Howard began
When was Howard founded?
1882
The Howard post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name.
2020 census: 852144 years
Founding year: the first Howard post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓
What stands out about Howard’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
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Start Howard’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Howard’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos
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Howard, decade by decade
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Nobody well known was born in Howard itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Places that used to be
Places now gone
Howard’s post office has been open since 1882.
Gone or out of use
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Stories next door
History across the town line
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
Questions about Howard’s history
What year was Howard founded?
The Howard post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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Where this page comes from
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From Wikimedia Commons (3), Wikipedia, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.