Howison is an unincorporated community located in Harrison County, Mississippi. Howison is approximately 1.9 miles (3.1 km) north of Saucier and 4 miles (6.4 km) south of McHenry and part of the Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area.
Howison, Mississippi | |
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  Howison  Howison | |
| Coordinates: 30°39′56″N 89°08′18″W / 30.66556°N 89.13833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Harrison |
| Elevation | 174 ft (53 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 39574 |
| Area code | 228 |
| GNIS feature ID | [1] |
Howison is located on the Kansas City Southern Railway. The Native Lumber Company was incorporated in Howison in 1899 and operated a sawmill there.[2]
A post office operated under the name Howison from 1897 to 1953.[3]
Howison was also once home to an express mail office.[4]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Howison, Mississippi
- ^ Howe, Tony. "Howison, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ^ "Harrison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 891.
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