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Welcome to Owenyo ...So far, we found very little information about Owenyo. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Owenyo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Owenyo, please Contact Us. Owenyo would have been located within present day Inyo County<2>. We aren't confident of the location of Owenyo, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3> Owenyo was established in 1900. The origin (or the toponymy) of ' . Owenyo . ': The name Owenyo is a portmanteau<4> and it reflects its location in Owens Valley and Inyo County. From The Origin of Certain Place Names,<5> the origin of Owenyo is described as "A compound of Owen and Inyo, from its situation near Owens Lake." While the community is gone, the present day location for Owenyo is 3,690 feet [1,125 m] above sea level.<6> In other words, the elevation of Owenyo is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level. Time Zone: The area where Owenyo was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time Owenyo would have been located in the (760) & (442)<7> area codes. In the past, Owenyo was named New Owenyo. Communities near Owenyo ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Owenyo.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Owenyo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Owenyo. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Owenyo. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Owenyo. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Owenyo. See our Newspapers Page for Owenyo. Adding Owenyo to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Owenyo in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Owenyo was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Owenyo in the book titled .<10> From that list, the Owenyo post office opened in 1902. For more details, see References and Mentions for Owenyo. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Inyo County: www.inyocounty.us/ The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/ Footnotes ...
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