Howard County, Administrative county in central Missouri, United States.
Howard County is an administrative region in central Missouri that stretches along the Missouri River. The area is shaped by farmland, small towns, and the county seat of Fayette.
The county was established in 1816 and named after Benjamin Howard. Early settlers came from Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia.
German settlers who arrived after 1848 shaped local traditions and left their mark on community life. This heritage remains visible in how people celebrate and gather in towns today.
U.S. Route 40 is the main transportation corridor running through the county and connecting to outside areas. Multiple school districts including Fayette R-III and Glasgow serve different communities.
The region holds extensive genealogical archives and historical documents reaching back from early settlement to today. These records make it a valuable resource for tracing family history.
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Central Methodist University
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Boone's Lick State Historic Site
16.8 km
Arrow Rock State Historic Site
21.1 km
Arrow Rock Historic District
22.7 km
J. Huston Tavern
22.7 km
George Caleb Bingham House
22.4 km
Rocheport
21.5 km
Glasgow Railroad Bridge
15.9 kmMorrison Observatory
1.3 km
Greenwood
9.6 km
Principia Astronomical Observatory
1.3 km
Thomas Nelson House
18.7 km
Glasgow Bridge, Missouri
15.9 km
Cedar Grove
16.8 km
Glasgow Presbyterian Church
15.7 km
Campbell Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church
15.6 km
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
1.5 km
Lyric Theater
18.9 km
Oakwood
2.2 km
Harrisburg School
20.6 km
St. Matthew's Chapel A.M.E. Church
19.3 km
Glasgow Public Library
15.6 km
Roeschel-Toennes-Oswald Property
19.3 km
Harris-Chilton-Ruble House
13.8 km
Edwin and Nora Payne Bedford House
8.3 km
Dr. Uriel S. Wright Office
1.6 km
Historic District D
18.7 km
Fayette Courthouse Square Historic District
1.6 km
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