Howison, Mississippi
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
- ^ 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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