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Welcome to Owls Head ...

Owls Head is located in the Adirondacks.

Owls Head is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Owls Head, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Owls Head is 1,530 feet [466 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Owls Head: 518 & 838<3>

The ZIP code for Owls Head: 12969<4>

Communities Also Named Owls Head ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Owls Head - they are located in Maine and Nova Scotia.

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

Communities near Owls Head ...

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

  • Malone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Chateaugay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Elgin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Brushton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Burke
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Whippleville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Brainardsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Skerry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Skerry is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skerry
  • Standish
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Standish is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
  • Bangor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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 Owls Head. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Owls Head.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Owls Head ...

Looking for more information about Owls Head? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Owls Head, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Owls Head.

Adding Owls Head to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Owls Head 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 (so far) for Owls Head was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Owls Head post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Owls Head.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Owls Head - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Owls Head area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Owls Head area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Owls Head). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Owls Head or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/