Howard County

Howard County is the name of seven counties in the United States of America:

  • Howard County, Arkansas, named for James H. Howard, Arkansas state senator
  • Howard County, Indiana, named for Tilghman Ashurst Howard, U.S. Representative from Indiana
  • Howard County, Iowa, named for Tilghman Ashurst Howard, U.S. Representative from Indiana
  • Howard County, Maryland, named for John Eager Howard, fifth Governor of Maryland
  • Howard County, Missouri, named after Benjamin Howard, governor of the Missouri Territory
  • Howard County, Nebraska, named for Oliver Otis Howard, American Civil War general
  • Howard County, Texas, named for Volney Eskine Howard, U.S. Representative from Texas

Famous quotes containing the words howard and/or county:

    “There is no legislation—I care not what it is—tariff, railroads, corporations, or of a general political character, that all equals in importance the putting of our banking and currency system on the sound basis proposed in the National Monetary Commission plan.”
    —William Howard Taft (1857–1930)

    “A horse, a buggy and several sets of harness, valued in all at about $250, were stolen last night from the stable of Howard Quinlan, near Kingsville. The county police are at work on the case, but so far no trace of either thieves or booty has been found.”
    —H.L. (Henry Lewis)