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Howell

Ghost town · Boise County, Idaho

Montour quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:62,500)
Montour quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Howell is a ghost town in Boise County, Idaho. It is one of 2 former communities in Boise County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 21st among the 36 Idaho counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Howell as a historical populated place on the Pearl topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 43.7927° N, 116.2593° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePearl
Elevation3,348 ft
Nearest living townAvimor, ID
Distance to it1.1 miles
GNIS feature ID399345
Coordinates43.79267, -116.25929

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What's there now

Howell is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Avimor, ID (population 1,289), about 1.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,348 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Howell?

Howell is in Boise County, Idaho, at 43.7927, -116.2593.

How many ghost towns are in Boise County?

Boise County, Idaho has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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