Welcome to Owens ...

Owens is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Owens is located in Brown County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Owens, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Owens is 1,460 feet [445 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Owens lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Owens ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Owens: This one is located in Brown County and the other is located in Crosby County.

Beyond Texas, 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), Tennessee, 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.

• Brownwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
  • Brownwood is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,208 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownwood <4>
• Comanche
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche
  • Comanche is located in Comanche County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comanche <4>
• Early
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
  • Early is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Early <4>
• Bangs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
  • Bangs is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangs <4>
• Rising Star
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Star
  • Rising Star is located in Eastland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Star <4>
• Blanket
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanket
  • Blanket is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanket <4>
• Lake Brownwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Brownwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brownwood
  • Lake Brownwood is located in Brown County
• May
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
  • May is located in Brown County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for May <4>
• Ricker ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ricker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker
  • Ricker is located in Brown County
• Sidney
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Comanche County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <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 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Owens ...

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

Adding Owens to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Owens 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 Owens was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Owens in the book titled .<5> X3X - From that list, the Owens post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Owens.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/