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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Owens in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Owens. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Owens listed first.

  • Mount Gallagher
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
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  • Ekom
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Ekom is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
  • Brewerton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Brewerton is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewerton
  • Waterloo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Princeton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Princeton is located in Laurens County
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  • Hodges
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lisbon ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lisbon is located in Laurens County
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  • Donalds
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Mountville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Barksdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Barksdale is located in Laurens County
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  • Cross Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Honea Path
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Due West
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gray Court
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Ora
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ora is located in Laurens County
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  • Owings
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Owings is located in Laurens County
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  • Darraugh
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Darraugh is located in Abbeville County
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  • Milton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Milton is located in Laurens County
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  • Clinton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Fork Shoals
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
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  • Lickville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lickville is located in Greenville County
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  • Toney Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Toney Creek is located in Anderson County
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  • Level Land
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Level Land is located in Abbeville County
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  • Ninety Six
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Vaughanville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Vaughanville is located in Newberry County
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  • Tylersville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Tylersville is located in Laurens County
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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 Owens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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