Welcome to Owings ...

Owings is located in Laurens County<1>.

The location of Owings has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Owings, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Owings is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Owings is located in the (864) area code.

Communities Also Named Owings ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Owings - they are located in Maryland and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Owings ...

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

• Mauldin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldin
  • Mauldin is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauldin <4>
• Simpsonville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
  • Simpsonville is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpsonville <4>
• Fountain Inn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Inn
  • Fountain Inn is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain Inn <4>
• Laurens
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurens
  • Laurens is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurens <4>
• Clinton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Woodruff
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
  • Woodruff is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodruff <4>
• Williamston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamston
  • Williamston is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamston <4>
• Honea Path
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honea Path
  • Honea Path is located in Abbeville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,851 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honea Path <4>
• Ware Shoals
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Shoals
  • Ware Shoals is located in Abbeville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ware Shoals <4>
• Pelzer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelzer
  • Pelzer is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelzer <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Owings ...

Looking for more information about Owings? 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 Owings, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Owings.

Adding Owings to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Owings 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 for Owings was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Owings in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Owings post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Owings.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Owings. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Laurens County: www.laurenscountysc.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/