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Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States
Howison, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 30°39′56″N 89°08′18″W / 30.66556°N 89.13833°W / 30.66556; -89.13833
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyHarrison
Elevation174 ft (53 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code39574
Area code228
GNIS feature ID

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 is located on the Kansas City Southern Railway. The Native Lumber Company was incorporated in Howison in 1899 and operated a sawmill there.

A post office operated under the name Howison from 1897 to 1953.

Howison was also once home to an express mail office.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Howison, Mississippi
  2. Howe, Tony. "Howison, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  3. "Harrison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  4. 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.
Municipalities and communities of Harrison County, Mississippi, United States
County seats: Biloxi and Gulfport
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