Owen, Indiana

Owen is an unincorporated community in Owen Township, Clark County, Indiana.

Owen, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Coordinates: 38°27′29″N 85°32′31″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyClark
TownshipOwen
Elevation443 ft (135 m)
ZIP code
47111
FIPS code18-57447[2]
GNIS feature ID440789

History

Owen was originally called Herculaneum, and under the latter name was founded in 1830.[3][4] A post office was established in Owen in 1878, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1933.[5] The community's namesake, John Owen, was a county official.[6]

Geography

Owen is located at 38°27′29″N 85°32′31″W.

See also
  • List of cities and towns along the Ohio River

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. Andreas, Alfred Theodore (1876). "Clark County". Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana. Chicago: Baskin, Forster & Company.
  4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 254. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. The village was laid out in 1830 as Herculaneum...
  5. "Clark County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  6. Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana. Chicago printing Company. 1889. p. 11.



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