Howardstown, Kentucky

St. Ann Catholic Church. — St. Ann's Catholic Church in Howardstown

Howardstown, Kentucky is an unincorporated community located on the Rolling Fork River in the southern portion of Nelson County, Kentucky, United States.^[1]

A post office was established in Howardstown in 1893, and named for the local Howard family. A member of that family, William Howard, had first settled the area c. 1811.^[2]

Notes[edit]

^ "Howardstown, Kentucky". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 145. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.

37°34′20″N 85°35′31″W / 37.57222°N 85.59194°W / 37.57222; -85.59194

[1] "Howardstown, Kentucky". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

[2] Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 145. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Nelson County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Bardstown
Cities	Bardstown Bloomfield Fairfield New Haven	Location of Nelson County, Kentucky
CDPs	Boston Chaplin New Hope
Other unincorporated communities	Balltown Coxs Creek Howardstown Nazareth
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