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Owlett Green is located

Owlett Green is located in Van Zandt County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Owlett Green: Owlett Grn.

Owlett Green is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Owlett Green: 903 & 430<3>

Communities near Owlett Green ...

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

  • Lindale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Mineola
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Canton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Canton is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,941 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
  • Chandler
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Grand Saline
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hideaway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Hideaway is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,208 people
  • Edgewood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Brownsboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Murchison
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Fruitvale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Owlett Green ...

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

Adding Owlett Green to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Owlett Green.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Van Zandt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Owlett Green - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Owlett Green area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Owlett Green area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.