 In 1909 the newly created Promontory-Curlew Land Company purchased the Promontory Land and Livestock Company's Utah and Idaho land holdings.Howell is named after Utah Congressman Joseph Howell who was involved with the Promontory-Curlew Land Company.In 1910 Nephi Nessen purchased from the Promontory-Curlew Land Company, and established the first private and permanent residence in Howell.