Howison is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

located in Harrison County,

Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

. Howison is approximately north of

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and south of McHenry and part of the Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area. Howison is located on the

Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway Company is an American Class I railroad. Founded in 1887, it operates in 10 midwestern and southeastern U.S. states: Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and ...

. The Native Lumber Company was incorporated in Howison in 1899 and operated a sawmill there. A post office operated under the name Howison from 1897 to 1953. Howison was also once home to an

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office.

References

Unincorporated communities in Harrison County, Mississippi Unincorporated communities in Mississippi Gulfport–Biloxi metropolitan area {{HarrisonCountyMS-geo-stub