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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
Unincorporated community
Howison
Howison
Coordinates: 30°39′56″N 89°08′18″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyHarrison
Elevation
174 ft (53 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39574
Area code(s)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


  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Howison, Mississippi
  2. Howe, Tony. "Howison, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  3. "Harrison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 15 March 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.


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