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Introduction ...
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.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Owen (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Owen. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Owen is historic, it would have been located within present day Lincoln County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lincoln County: Calhoun (IL), Montgomery, Pike, Saint Charles & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Owen. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Owen:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Owen)
- The following are listed by their distance from Owen, with the one closest to Owen listed first.
- Chain-of-Rocks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Fountain N' Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fountain N' Lakes is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain N' Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Fountain N' Lakes has also been known as:
- Fountain N' Lakes village
- Moscow Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Monroe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Argentville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Argentville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentville
- Troy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cap au Gris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cap au Gris is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap au Gris
- Foley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cave
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cave is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Davis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Davis is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Briscoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Briscoe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Hawk Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Owen, with the one closest to Owen listed first.
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Saint Albans
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Boles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Boles is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Labadie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Washington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dundee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- New Haven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fourmile Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fourmile Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Corner
- Gray Summit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Etlah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Etlah is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etlah
- Gildehouse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gildehouse is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildehouse
- Berger
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Campbellton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Campbellton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellton
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Owen, with the one closest to Owen listed first.
- Jonesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bellflower
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Gamma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gamma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
- High Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Owen, with the one closest to Owen listed first.
- Sledd
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sledd is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledd
- Eolia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Annada
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Annada is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Paynesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Paynesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Cyrene
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cyrene is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrene
- Calumet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Calumet is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Ashley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Owen, with the one closest to Owen listed first.
- Flint Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Flint Hill is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Wentzville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Josephville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Josephville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Saint Paul
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
- Foristell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Saint Louis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- O'Fallon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Melle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dardenne Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- All Saints Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Saint Peters
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cottleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weldon Spring Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Weldon Spring Heights is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Spring Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Saint Louis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Owen, with the one closest to Owen listed first.
- Gumbo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gumbo is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumbo
- Chesterfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Earth City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkson Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkson Valley is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
- Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lake is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Vigus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vigus is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigus
- Melrose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Melrose is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Bridgeton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,498 people
- Champ
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Champ is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Maryland Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland Heights is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,895 people
- Wildwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fernridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fernridge is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernridge
- Grover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Owen, with the one closest to Owen listed first.
- Wright City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Innsbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Innsbrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innsbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Innsbrook has also been known as:
- Innsbrook village
- Truesdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Truesdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
- Warrenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pendleton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Dutzow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Marthasville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Village of Three Creeks
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Village of Three Creeks is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Three Creeks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Village of Three Creeks has also been known as:
- Three Creeks village
- Treloar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Owen, with the one closest to Owen listed first.
- Batchtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brussels
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Golden Eagle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gilead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gilead is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Deer Plain
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Star City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Star City is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Hardin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hamburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Michael
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mozier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kampsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belleview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Belleview is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Greene County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Owen, with the one closest to Owen listed first.
- East Hardin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Hardin is located in Greene County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hardin
- Eldred
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jersey County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Owen, with the one closest to Owen listed first.
- Nutwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nutwood is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Grafton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fieldon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chautauqua
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chautauqua is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Spankey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spankey is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spankey
- Otterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Otterville is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Elsah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- McClusky
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- McClusky is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Owen, see our County-by-County Page for Owen.
Cemeteries Near Owen ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Owen.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Owen - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Owen covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Owen, with the one closest to Owen listed first.
- Edward Lanier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Riddle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Compton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Highland Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frieden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rybolt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Galilee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (313 more) ...
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Thornhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Owen itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Owen, with the one closest to Owen listed first.
- Chain-of-Rocks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Moscow Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Enon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Enon is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Chantilly ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chantilly is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chantilly
- Old Monroe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wentzville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Josephville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Josephville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Brevator
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brevator is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevator
- Argentville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Argentville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentville
- Troy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Foristell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Winfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wright City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Foley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Owen. See our List of 1890's Communities around Owen.
Newspapers Published in Owen ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Owen.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Owen, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Owen.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Owen:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Montgomery County
- Pike County
- Saint Charles County
- Saint Louis County
- Warren County
- Calhoun County
- Greene County
- Jersey County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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 Owen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Owen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |