Howesville, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

Howesville is an unincorporated community in Lewis Township, Clay County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Howesville was laid out in 1856.^[3] A post office was established in Howesville in 1858, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1909.^[4]

Geography

Howesville is located at 39°10′37″N 87°08′49″W / 39.17694°N 87.14694°W / 39.17694; -87.14694.

References

1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Howesville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
3. Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 332.
4. "Clay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2014.