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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Owls Town. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Owls Town to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Owls Town, 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 Owls Town (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 Owls Town. 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.

Name Variations for Owls Town ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

While the name of this community is Owls Town, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Owls Town may originally have been Owl's Town.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Owls Town might be written as Owl Town.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 Owls Town is historic, it would have been located within present day Coshocton County.

To see how the shape of Ohio's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Coshocton County: Guernsey, Holmes, Knox, Licking, Muskingum & Tuscarawas.

Below are the counties that are near Owls Town. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Owls Town:

  • Coshocton County     (The home county of Owls Town)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owls Town, with the one closest to Owls Town listed first.
    • Walhonding
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Nellie
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nellie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
      • Nellie is located in Coshocton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • New Guilford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Guilford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guilford
      • New Guilford is located in Coshocton County
    • Mohawk Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohawk Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
      • Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
    • Warsaw
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
      • Warsaw is located in Coshocton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <3>
    • West Bedford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
      • West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
    • Metham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Metham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
      • Metham is located in Coshocton County
    • Cooperdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
      • Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
    • White Womans Town ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Womans Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
      • White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
    • Layland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Layland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
      • Layland is located in Coshocton County
    • Coshocton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Canal Lewisville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Canal Lewisville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
      • Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
    • Conesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
      • Conesville is located in Coshocton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
  • Ashland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owls Town, with the one closest to Owls Town listed first.
    • Loudonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Perrysville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • McKay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McKay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
      • McKay is located in Ashland County
    • Hayesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
      • Hayesville is located in Ashland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
    • Jeromesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Mifflin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mifflin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
      • Mifflin is located in Ashland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Guernsey County
    • Birds Run
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Run
      • Birds Run is located in Guernsey County
  • Holmes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owls Town, with the one closest to Owls Town listed first.
    • Stillwell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stillwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
      • Stillwell is located in Holmes County
    • Glenmont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenmont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmont
      • Glenmont is located in Holmes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenmont <3>
    • Killbuck
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killbuck have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killbuck
      • Killbuck is located in Holmes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 921 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killbuck <3>
    • Nashville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
      • Nashville is located in Holmes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
    • Miley Crossroads
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
      • Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
    • Millersburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Charm
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Holmesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Benton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
      • Benton is located in Holmes County
    • Berlin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Farmerstown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
      • Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
    • Mount Hope
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owls Town, with the one closest to Owls Town listed first.
    • Esto ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Esto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
      • Esto is located in Knox County
    • Zuck ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zuck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuck
      • Zuck is located in Knox County
    • Hollisters ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hollisters. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisters
      • Hollisters is located in Knox County
    • Millwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
      • Millwood is located in Knox County
    • Gann
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gann have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann
      • Gann is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Buckeye City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckeye City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye City
      • Buckeye City is located in Knox County
    • Danville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bladensburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pipesville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipesville
      • Pipesville is located in Knox County
    • Martinsburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
      • Martinsburg is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <3>
    • Gambier
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Amity
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
      • Amity is located in Knox County
    • Jelloway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
      • Jelloway is located in Knox County
  • Licking County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owls Town, with the one closest to Owls Town listed first.
    • Frampton ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frampton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frampton
      • Frampton is located in Licking County
    • Henpeck ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Henpeck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henpeck
      • Henpeck is located in Licking County
    • Long Run ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
      • Long Run is located in Licking County
      • Former names for Long Run:
      • Colville
      • Oberlin
    • Tilton Crossroads ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tilton Crossroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton Crossroads
      • Tilton Crossroads is located in Licking County
    • Rain Rock ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rain Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Rock
      • Rain Rock is located in Licking County
    • Reform
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
      • Reform is located in Licking County
    • Utica
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Utica is located in Licking County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,280 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <3>
    • Saint Louisville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilkins Run
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Run
      • Wilkins Run is located in Licking County
    • Newton Mills ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newton Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Mills
      • Newton Mills is located in Licking County
    • Hanover
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hanover. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Hanover is located in Licking County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
    • Hollister's Mill ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hollister's Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister's Mill
      • Hollister's Mill is located in Licking County
    • Ben
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
      • Ben is located in Licking County
  • Morrow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owls Town, with the one closest to Owls Town listed first.
    • Chesterville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
      • Chesterville is located in Morrow County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterville <3>
    • Sparta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
      • Sparta is located in Morrow County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <3>
    • Bloomfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bloomfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
      • Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
  • Muskingum County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owls Town, with the one closest to Owls Town listed first.
    • Frazeysburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frazeysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazeysburg
      • Frazeysburg is located in Muskingum County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frazeysburg <3>
    • Black Run
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Run
      • Black Run is located in Muskingum County
    • Trinway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dresden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Nashport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Shannon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
      • Shannon is located in Muskingum County
    • Wills Town ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wills Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Town
      • Wills Town is located in Muskingum County
    • Rock Cut
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rock Cut. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cut
      • Rock Cut is located in Muskingum County
    • Adamsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Gilbert
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
      • Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
    • North Zanesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Zanesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Zanesville
      • North Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
    • Wortley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
      • Wortley is located in Muskingum County
    • Zanesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owls Town, with the one closest to Owls Town listed first.
    • Butler
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • Butler is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <3>
    • Newville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
      • Newville is located in Richland County
    • Bellville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
      • Bellville is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
      • Bellville has also been known as:
      • McClures Settlement
      • McClure
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <3>
    • Lucas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hanley Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Village
      • Hanley Village is located in Richland County
  • Tuscarawas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owls Town, with the one closest to Owls Town listed first.
    • Baltic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Sugarcreek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Newcomerstown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Wolf
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wolf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
      • Wolf is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Barrs Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barrs Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
      • Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owls Town, with the one closest to Owls Town listed first.
    • Shreve
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shreve have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shreve
      • Shreve is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,526 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shreve <3>
    • Millbrook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
      • Millbrook is located in Wayne County
    • Fredericksburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
      • Fredericksburg is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <3>
    • Moreland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
      • Moreland is located in Wayne County
    • Funk
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
      • Funk is located in Wayne County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Owls Town, see our County-by-County Page for Owls Town.

Cemeteries Near Owls Town ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Owls Town.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Owls Town covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Owls Town, with the one closest to Owls Town listed first.

  • Walhonding Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walhonding Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walhonding Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Newcastle Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Giffen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Giffen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Giffen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Honey Run Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honey Run Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Honey Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McKee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Butler Baptist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Flint Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flint Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flint Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dutch Run Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dutch Run Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dutch Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Scott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Matthews Episcopal Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Matthews Episcopal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Matthews Episcopal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Guilford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Guilford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Guilford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Wilson Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Tiverton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tiverton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tiverton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.

While we didn't find Owls Town in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Owls Town.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Owls Town, with the one closest to Owls Town listed first.

  • Walhonding
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Esto ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Esto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
    • Esto is located in Knox County
  • New Guilford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Guilford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guilford
    • New Guilford is located in Coshocton County
  • Mohawk Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohawk Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
    • Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
  • Zuck ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zuck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuck
    • Zuck is located in Knox County
  • Spring Mountain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mountain
    • Spring Mountain is located in Coshocton County
  • Millwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
    • Millwood is located in Knox County
  • Gann
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gann have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann
    • Gann is located in Knox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Stillwell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stillwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
    • Stillwell is located in Holmes County
  • Buckeye City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckeye City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye City
    • Buckeye City is located in Knox County
  • Bladensburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • West Bedford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
    • West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
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    • Warsaw
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
      • Warsaw is located in Coshocton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <3>
    • Danville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pipesville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipesville
      • Pipesville is located in Knox County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Owls Town. See our List of 1890's Communities around Owls Town.

Newspapers Published in Owls Town ...

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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Owls Town.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Owls Town, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Owls Town.

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 Owls Town:

The official website for Coshocton County: www.co.coshocton.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

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 Owls Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Owls Town) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Owls Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3598, Longitude: -82.1571       In this case, the coordinates for Owls Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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