Welcome to Owen ...

Owen is located in Pierce County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Owen, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Owen is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Owen: 912

Communities Also Named Owen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Owen - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, 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.

• Waycross
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
  • Waycross is located in Ware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waycross <3>
• Waltertown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waltertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltertown
  • Waltertown is located in Ware County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,115 people
  • Waltertown has also been known as:
  • Watertown
• Blackshear
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshear
  • Blackshear is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackshear <3>
• Nahunta
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahunta
  • Nahunta is located in Brantley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nahunta <3>
• Raybon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raybon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raybon
  • Raybon is located in Brantley County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,094 people
• Screven
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screven
  • Screven is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Screven <3>
• Patterson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
  • Patterson is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patterson <3>
• Hoboken
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoboken
  • Hoboken is located in Brantley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoboken <3>
• Offerman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offerman
  • Offerman is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Offerman <3>
• Bristol
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <3>

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 on a map titled Map of Georgia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

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 State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/