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Howard, also known as Howard Mines or Stovalls Gap, is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, Alabama, United States.
Howard, Alabama | |
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  Howard Location in Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 33°51′15″N 87°34′03″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Fayette |
| Elevation | 650 ft (200 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 205, 659 |
| GNIS feature ID | 155108[1] |
The community is possibly named after the original owner of the surrounding land or for the head of the local coal-mining operation.[2] A post office operated under the name Stovalls Gap from 1926 to 1927 and under the name Howard from 1927 to 1942.[3] Moss & McCormack, a coal company based in Birmingham, leased the area in 1923 to open a coal mine.[4] A miner from Kansas, Alabama died in a mining accident at the Howard Mine in 1935.[5]
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