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.
- Lone Pine Station ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Station
- Lone Pine Station is located in Inyo County
- Lone Pine Station has also been known as:
- Mount Whitney
- Whitney
- Manzanar ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Reward ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
- Reward is located in Inyo County
- Lone Pine
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Lone Pine is located in Inyo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Pine <9>
- Beveridge ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beveridge
- Beveridge is located in Inyo County
- Lone Pine Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Creek
- Lone Pine Creek is located in Inyo County
- Alabama Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Hills
- Alabama Hills is located in Inyo County
- Alico ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alico
- Alico is located in Inyo County
- Boulder Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Creek
- Boulder Creek is located in Inyo County
- Kearsarge ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- Kearsarge is located in Inyo County
- Former names for Kearsarge:
- Citrus
- Kearsarge Station
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 ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Owenyo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Inyo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | A portmanteau (such as Owenyo) is the combination or contraction of two (or more) words, their sound and the meaning of those words to create a new word. For example, camera and recorder becomes camcorder. |
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| <6> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Owenyo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <7> | Area code (442) is an overlay for area code (760). |
| <8> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <9> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <10> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |