Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Owings in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Owings. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Owings listed first.
- Adamsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Adamsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Shinnston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Oreide
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Boothsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Boothsville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothsville
- Eldora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eldora is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Everson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Everson is located in Marion County
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- Pine Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Bluff is located in Harrison County
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- Prospect Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Prospect Valley is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Valley
- Lumberport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Bridgeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Worthington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Monongah
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Thoburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Thoburn is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoburn
- Festus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Festus is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Festus
- Glen Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Falls is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Falls
- Meadland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meadland is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadland
- Bentons Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bentons Ferry is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentons Ferry
- Sturms Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sturms Mill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturms Mill
- Wyatt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
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- McGee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McGee is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee
- Colfax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Watson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Watson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Gaston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gaston is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
- Bingamon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bingamon is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingamon
- Jimtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
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 Owings, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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