Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Owego came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Owego in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Owego. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Owego, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Owego:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Owego was listed as Owego Courthouse.

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Owego was listed as Owego Courthouse.

U.S. Post Offices (1803)
Printed by order of the Post Master General

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Owego was listed as Owego Courthouse.

Rand McNally Map of New York (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for New York (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Owego is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Owego in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Owego for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Owego. See our Misc Page for Owego for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Owego:

Owego was mentioned in the following schedules:

Michigan Central Railroad Time Tables (July 1912)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (July 1902)

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 Tioga County: www.tiogacountyny.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/