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Welcome to Owens ...

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

We've added Owens to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Owens, please Contact Us.

Owens would have been located within present day Williamson County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Owens, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1888.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Owens is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Owens was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Owens was located: 615 & 629<4>

Communities Also Named Owens ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Owens - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina (4), Texas (2), Virginia (3) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Owens ...

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

  • Nashville - Davidson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Nashville - Davidson is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville - Davidson
    • Estimated population in 2019: 670,820 people
  • Murphree
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Murphree is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
    • Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
  • Franklin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Smyrna
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Smyrna is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <5>
  • Spring Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • La Vergne
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Morrow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Morrow is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
    • Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
  • Marvel ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Marvel is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
    • Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
  • Nolensville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Fairview
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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

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

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

Adding Owens to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Owens in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Owens was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Owens.

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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Williamson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Owens - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 615 code has been Overlayed with the 629 area code. New phone numbers in the Owens area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Owens area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.