Howel, Kentucky

Howel is an unincorporated community in Christian County, Kentucky, United States.

Howel, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 36°41′57″N 87°32′8″W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Christian
Elevation	591 ft (180 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	494689[1]

History

Howel had its start when the railroad was extended to that point.^[2] A post office was established at Howel in 1886, and remained in operation until 1957.^[3]