Welcome to Owen ...

Owen is located in Clark County<1>.

The location of Owen has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Owen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Owen is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Owen lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Owen and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Owen is located in the (812) area code.

Communities Also Named Owen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Owen - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Owen.

Communities near Owen ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Owen.

• Louisville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <4>
• Jeffersonville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Jeffersonville is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <4>
• New Albany
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
  • New Albany is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albany <4>
• Jeffersontown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersontown
  • Jeffersontown is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersontown <4>
• Clarksville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
• Saint Matthews
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Matthews have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Matthews
  • Saint Matthews is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Matthews <4>
• Lyndon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
  • Lyndon is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <4>
• La Grange
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
  • La Grange is located in Oldham County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <4>
• Sellersburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellersburg
  • Sellersburg is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sellersburg <4>
• Charlestown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
  • Charlestown is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlestown <4>

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 Owen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Owen.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Owen. 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 Owen.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Owen. See our Newspapers Page for Owen.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Owen ...

Looking for more information about Owen? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Owen, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Owen.

Adding Owen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Owen 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 Owen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Owen post office opened in 1878.

We also found Owen on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Owen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Owen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clark County: www.co.clark.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov