Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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 Owens (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 Owens. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.
Owens is located in Sussex County.
To see how the shape of New Jersey's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sussex County: Morris, Passaic, Warren, Orange (NY), Monroe (PA) & Pike (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Owens. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Owens:
- Sussex County (The home county of Owens)
- The following are listed by their distance from Owens, with the one closest to Owens listed first.
- Vernon Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Valley
- McCoys Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McCoys Corner is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoys Corner
- Colesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Colesville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesville
- Libertyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Libertyville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Highland Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Lake is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Hardistonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hardistonville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardistonville
- Beaver Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Run is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Run
- Roys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roys is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roys
- Pellettown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pellettown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellettown
- Wykertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wykertown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wykertown
- Armstrong
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Augusta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Augusta is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Bergen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Owens, with the one closest to Owens listed first.
- Campgaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Campgaw is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campgaw
- Mahwah
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mahwah is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahwah
- Ackermans Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ackermans Mills is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackermans Mills
- Wyckoff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wyckoff is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyckoff
- Wortendyke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wortendyke is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortendyke
- Ho-Ho-Kus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ho-Ho-Kus is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ho-Ho-Kus
- Ridgewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgewood is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
- Park Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Park Ridge is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Radburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Radburn is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radburn
- Essex County
- Fairfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Owens, with the one closest to Owens listed first.
- Newfoundland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Newfoundland is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Weldon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Weldon is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Woodport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Woodport is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodport
- Hurdtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hurdtown is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdtown
- Butler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Butler is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Lake Telemark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Telemark is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Telemark
- Lyonsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lyonsville is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
- Hibernia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hibernia is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Hilltown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hilltown is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
- Taylortown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Taylortown is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
- White Meadow Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- White Meadow Lake is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Meadow Lake
- Powerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Powerville is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powerville
- Passaic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Owens, with the one closest to Owens listed first.
- West Milford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Milford is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Macopin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Macopin is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macopin
- Haskell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Haskell is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Wayne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Preakness
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Preakness is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preakness
- Singac
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Singac is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singac
- Paterson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paterson is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Owens, with the one closest to Owens listed first.
- Millbrook ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millbrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Allamuchy - Panther Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Long Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Long Bridge is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bridge
- Blairstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blairstown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Paulina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paulina is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulina
- Greene County (NY)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
- Orange County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Owens, with the one closest to Owens listed first.
- Amity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Amity is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Newport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Unionville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Island is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Edenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Edenville is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- Big Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Big Island is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Island
- Warwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Centerville is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Centerville
- Homestead Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Homestead Village is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Village
- Florida
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shin Hollow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shin Hollow is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shin Hollow
- Finchville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Finchville is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Putnam County (NY)
- Glenclyffe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
- Rockland County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Owens, with the one closest to Owens listed first.
- Sloatsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hillburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ramapo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ramapo is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramapo
- Suffern
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Montebello
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Montebello is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montebello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,579 people
- Viola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Viola is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Wesley Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wesley Hills is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,919 people
- Tallman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kaser
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kaser is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,439 people
- New Hempstead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Hempstead is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hempstead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,456 people
- Pomona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Airmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Airmont is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,767 people
- Sullivan County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Owens, with the one closest to Owens listed first.
- Pond Eddy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wurtsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Yankee Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Barryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Summitville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Eldred
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Squirrels Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Squirrels Corners is located in Sullivan County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrels Corners
- Glen Wild
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Yulan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ulster County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Owens, with the one closest to Owens listed first.
- Ulsterville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ulsterville is located in Ulster County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulsterville
- Walker Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cragsmoor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cragsmoor is located in Ulster County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragsmoor
- Crawford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Crawford is located in Ulster County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Spring Glen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dwaarkill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
- Wallkill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westchester County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Owens, with the one closest to Owens listed first.
- Verplanck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Buchanan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Montrose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Monroe County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Owens, with the one closest to Owens listed first.
- Bushkill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shoemakers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shoemakers is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers
- Pike County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Owens, with the one closest to Owens listed first.
- Matamoras
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Millrift
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
- Conashaugh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Conashaugh is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conashaugh
- Delaware
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Delaware is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Parkers Glen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parkers Glen is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen
- Egypt Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt Mills is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Lackawaxen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lords Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rowland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westcolang
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westcolang is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcolang
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Owens, see our County-by-County Page for Owens.
Cemeteries Near Owens ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Owens.
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 Owens - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Owens covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Owens, with the one closest to Owens listed first.
- Wantage Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Minisink Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Stanislaus RC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Deckertown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stewartown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Warwick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (204 more) ...
- Beth Shalom Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Owens in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Owens.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Owens, with the one closest to Owens listed first.
- Quarryville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Quarryville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Glenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Amity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Amity is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Wilcox
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilcox is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
- Unionville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Island is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Martins
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Martins is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins
- Papakating
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Papakating is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papakating
- McAfee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McAfee is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAfee
- Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- DeKays
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- DeKays is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeKays
- Westtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Libertyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Libertyville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Lewisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisburg is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- New Milford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Milford is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Owens. See our List of 1890's Communities around Owens.
Newspapers Published in Owens ...
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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Owens.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Owens, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Owens.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Owens:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Sussex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bergen County
- Essex County
- Morris County
- Passaic County
- Warren County
- Greene County
- Orange County
- Putnam County
- Rockland County
- Sullivan County
- Ulster County
- Westchester County
- Monroe County
- Pike County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Owens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Owens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |