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Welcome to Owenton ...

Owenton is located in King and Queen County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Owenton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Owenton is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Owenton: 804 & 686<3>

Communities Also Named Owenton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Owenton - they are located in Alabama and Kentucky.

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

Communities near Owenton ...

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

  • Tappahannock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Warsaw
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Bowling Green
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Beulahville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Beulahville is located in King William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
  • Beazley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Beazley is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
  • Central Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Central Point is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
  • Dunbrooke
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
  • Minor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Minor is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
  • Bruington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bruington is located in King and Queen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
  • Lloyds
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lloyds is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Owenton ...

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

Adding Owenton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Owenton 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 (so far) for Owenton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Owenton post office opened in 1882. The Owenton post office closed in 1968.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Owenton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including King and Queen, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Owenton - 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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Owenton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Owenton 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/