Welcome to Owen ...

So far, we found very little information about Owen. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Owen to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Owen, please Contact Us.

Owen would have been located within present day Lincoln County<2>.

The location of Owen has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Owen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Owen is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Owen was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

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, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, 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.

• O'Fallon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Fallon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
  • O'Fallon is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <5>
• Saint Peters
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peters
  • Saint Peters is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Peters <5>
• Wentzville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentzville
  • Wentzville is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wentzville <5>
• Lake Saint Louis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Saint Louis
  • Lake Saint Louis is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Saint Louis <5>
• Dardenne Prairie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dardenne Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardenne Prairie
  • Dardenne Prairie is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,397 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dardenne Prairie <5>
• Troy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>
• Warrenton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrenton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
  • Warrenton is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <5>
• Cottleville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottleville
  • Cottleville is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottleville <5>
• Weldon Spring
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weldon Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Spring
  • Weldon Spring is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weldon Spring <5>
• Wright City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
  • Wright City is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wright City <5>

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.

Adding Owen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Owen in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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.<6>

From that list, the Owen post office opened in 1883.

We also found Owen in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Owen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/