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HOWELL COUNTY MISSOURI
Howell County was organized in 1857, the territory being taken from Oregon and Ozark Counties. 
In 1838 a pioneer settlement was made near West Plains.
 The county population in 1890 was 18, 618.  West Plains is the county seat.
Source:  A Reminiscent History of the Ozark Region, Chicago:  Goodspeed Brothers, Publishers, 1894.
 
 
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 Howell Co. Courthouse
Howell County Recorder
#7 Courthouse Square
P.O. Box 1011
West Plains MO 65775
(417) 256-3750


The West Plains Public Library
750 West Broadway St.
West Plains, MO 65775
Phone: (417) 256-4775		 Surrounding Counties
Texas County (north)
Shannon County (northeast)
Oregon County (east)
Fulton County, Arkansas (south)
Ozark County (southwest)
Douglas County (northwest
 

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