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Welcome to Owens Crossroad ...

Owens Crossroad is located in Barnwell County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Owens Crossroad: Owens Xrd.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Owens Crossroad for more information about variations on the name of Owens Crossroad.

Owens Crossroad is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Owens Crossroad: 803 & 839<3>

Communities near Owens Crossroad ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Owens Crossroad.

  • Barnwell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Williston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Denmark
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Allendale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Blackville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairfax
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hilda
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Snelling
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
    • Snelling is located in Barnwell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Olar
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olar
    • Olar is located in Bamberg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olar <4>
  • Kline
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Owens Crossroad ...

Looking for more information about Owens Crossroad? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Owens Crossroad, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Owens Crossroad.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Barnwell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Owens Crossroad - 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 803 code has been Overlayed with the 839 area code. New phone numbers in the Owens Crossroad area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Owens Crossroad area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.