Howard County is located in Northeast Iowa.
Howard County borders Winneshiek, Mitchell, and Chickasaw counties in Iowa and southern Minnesota.
Cities in Howard County are:
- Chester
- Cresco
- Elma
- Lime Springs
- Lourdes
- Protivin
- Riceville
- Saratoga
- Schley
Howard County is about
- 60 miles from Rochester, Minnestoa
- 150 miles from Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 300 miles from Chicago, Illinois
- 200 miles from Madison, Wisconsin
- 200 miles from Des Moines, Iowa
