Times in Between
This section of our site offers links to many stories, articles and remembrances of life and living in Howell County Missouri. Some are reprinted from local newspapers (with their permission). Others have been sent directly to us by their authors.
While your ancestors or family may not featured here, you can learn about what life must have been like for them by reading about their neighbors. This section of the site is always a work in progress. Check back often to see what might be new.
- Marriage Certificates
- Sadly, we know of no reputable listings of marriage licenses in Howell County Missouri. We caution you to be very careful when looking for same. There are many sites that appear to offer free government records when in fact, they are commercial sites. Do not be fooled by a .org extension. All governments sites end in .gov
- Newspapers
- Current Publications
Howell County News (paid subscription but obits can be read)
West Plains Daily Quill (paid subscription)
Mountain View Standard (not online)
Historic Articles
Howell County Gazette, transcribed articles 1898-1908
George Summers (Pioneer) Biography
Howell County Poor Farm
Free Love Colony
West Plains Dance Hall Explosion (1928)
Miscellaneous News from the Willow Springs Republican
Miscellaneous items from the West Plains Weekly Journal
Skeletal Remains Found (Thayer)
Biographies of Elected Officials (1905) - Howell County History & Communities
- Some History
Todays Howell County Communities
Historic Communities: Olden, Brandsville, Pomona(1905)
West Plains (Off-site link)
Willow Springs (Off-site link)
Mountain View (Off-site link) - Surname Registry
- Look here for others researching Howell County Surnames
- Family Histories
- Galloway Family Reunion
Schneider-Taylor Family Reunion
Francis Marion Horn - Howell Family (Off-site link)
Family History of the Joseph Taylor, Jr. and Sarah Best Family (excerpt)
The Life of Dr. Larkin Wesley Hunt
Blair-Beckley Family
John Thomas Breedlove (Cannon/Hopkins Connections)
The Turner-Barton Connections
The Turners of Howell County
Mystery Photographs (Can you help identify?)
Denton Family (Off-site link)
Summers Dickenson Story (Off-site link)
Hopkins/Burton Families (Off-site link)
Walker & DeBoard Families (Off-site link)
Combs & c. Families (Off-site link)
Howell Valley School's Memorable Meal Makers - Famous folk from Howell County
- Porter Wagoner
Jan Howard
Preacher Roe
Dick VanDyke
Don Warden
Other famous folks - Items from other sources
- Wagon Train of Immigrants
Notable West Plains homes (1905)
RLDS in Howell County
Churches of Howell County
Schools of Howell County
West Plains Telephone Co. Directory (1911)
Historical Manuscript Collection for Howell County (MST, Rolla)
- War Records
- The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War have a
civil war graves database here - Index to Provost Marshall's Papers, Howell County
The Civil War in Missouri
Community & Conflict: The impact of the Civil War in the Ozarks (note - links to Howell County information currently broken on this site.)