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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Owings had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Owings, with the one closest to Owings listed first.
- Gray Court
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Barksdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barksdale is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barksdale
- Fountain Inn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ora is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
- Enoree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hillsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hillsville is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Woodruff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fork Shoals
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
- Simpsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lickville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
- Princeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Tylersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tylersville is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Hobbyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hobbyville is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbyville
- Cashville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cashville is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashville
- Ekom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ekom is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
- Switzer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Switzer is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Evinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Evinsville is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evinsville
- Mauldin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Brewerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brewerton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewerton
- Cross Anchor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Gallagher
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
- Pelham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pelham is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Batesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Batesville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lisbon is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Walnut Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Moore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reidville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Owings, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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