Welcome to Owego ...

Owego is located in Woodbury County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Owego, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Owego is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Owego lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Owego is located in the (712) area code.

Communities Also Named Owego ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Owego - they are located in New York, North Dakota and Texas.

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

Communities near Owego ...

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

• Sioux City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux City
  • Sioux City is located in Woodbury County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,759 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sioux City <4>
• South Sioux City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Sioux City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sioux City
  • South Sioux City is located in Dakota County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Sioux City <4>
• Sergeant Bluff
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sergeant Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergeant Bluff
  • Sergeant Bluff is located in Woodbury County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sergeant Bluff <4>
• Onawa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onawa
  • Onawa is located in Monona County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onawa <4>
• Dakota City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota City
  • Dakota City is located in Dakota County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dakota City <4>
• Moville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moville
  • Moville is located in Woodbury County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moville <4>
• Sloan
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sloan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
  • Sloan is located in Woodbury County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sloan <4>
• Lawton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
  • Lawton is located in Woodbury County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
• Winnebago
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnebago have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago
  • Winnebago is located in Thurston County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnebago <4>
• Walthill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthill
  • Walthill is located in Thurston County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walthill <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 Owego. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Owego.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Owego ...

Looking for more information about Owego? 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 Owego, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Owego.

Adding Owego to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Owego post office opened in 1895.

We also found Owego on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Owego.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Woodbury County: www.woodbury-ia.com/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/