Howard, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Butler census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31039. The Survey maps it on the Junction City quadrangle. 50 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 643 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresHoward fell from 110 to 50 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 110 | |
| 2020 | 50 | -60 (-55%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Junction City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Thomaston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
213 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 213 fires within 5 miles of Howard between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,587 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 30 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 120 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 2.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-TAYLOR-001 |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 9.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-TAYLOR-009 |
| 28 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 3.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-TAYLOR-012 |
| 27 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-TAYLOR-010 |
| 26 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-TALBOT-008 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Howard: 4 producers, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Silica Div | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Howard Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Junction City Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lone Star Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Plant Number 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Howard in 8 storm reports between 1997 and 2017: 2 hail, 2 tornado, 1 flood, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2009 | Flood | Howard | $125,000 | The Taylor County Emergency Management reported that flooding continued for several hours after the flash flooding subsided. Several roads remained under water throughout the night. Additional road damage was observed. |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Howard | $125,000 | The Taylor County Emergency Management Director reported extensive flash flooding across western Taylor county. At least 11 dirt roads and several bridges were washed out in the area between Mauk and Howard where over eight inches of rain fell in a 6-hour period. Some of the roads washed out included Watson Road, Kelly Foster Road and Parker Road. Several creeks were well out of their banks across the region. |
| January 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Howard | $100,000 | A National Weather Service survey team found that an EF1 tornado with maximum winds of 105 MPH and a maximum path width of 400 yards began in western Taylor County along Highway 96 east of Junction City where a few trees were snapped. The tornado moved northeast snapping and uprooting trees as it crossed Watson Pond Road, North Culverhouse Road and Suddeth Road. As the tornado crossed Wilson Road it destroyed two metal barns and a small silo that was ripped from the ground and thrown at least 300 yards. This is where the tornado reached its maximum estimated strength blowing windows out of a home and causing significant roof damage. The tornado then continued northeast snapping and uprooting trees. Just northeast of Highway 19 along Montford Road a trailer sustained significant damage to the roof and siding and several large trees were blown down. The tornado weakened quickly after this as it moved northeast across a wooded area and ended in a pasture before reaching County Road 108. [01/21/17: Tornado #5, County #1/1, EF1, Taylor, 2017:006]. |
| April 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Howard | $10,000 | A National Weather Service survey team found a long-track tornado path across southeast Talbot County that briefly crossed into Taylor County before crossing back into Talbot County and ending. The entire path length was nearly 22 miles and the maximum path width was 700 yards. As the tornado crossed into Taylor County it had weakened to EF-0 with maximum wind speed around 75 MPH and a maximum width around 100 yards. The tornado caused mainly minor damage to softwood trees and travelled around a mile before crossing back into Talbot County. No injuries were reported. [04/27/17: Tornado #1/1, County #2/3, EF-0, Talbot, Taylor, Talbot, 2017:067]. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howard | $2,500 | The Taylor County Emergency Manager reported that several trees were blown down across the county between 345 and 400 PM, especially along Highway 96 both west and east of Butler. |
| July 2012 | Lightning | Howard | $2,000 | The Middle Flint Regional 911 Call Center reported that lightning started a wildfire along South Fox Run Road west of Butler. |
| February 2008 | Hail | Howard | - | An amateur radio operator relayed a report of nickel-sized hail. |
| November 1997 | Hail | Howard | - | A game warden reported dime size hail to the Taylor county 911 office. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Howard | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2876863 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 315749. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.




