Owen, Indiana

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Owen, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Clark County's location in Indiana
Clark County's location in Indiana
Owen, Indiana is located in Clark County, Indiana
Owen, Indiana
Owen, Indiana
Location in Clark County
Coordinates: 38°27′29″N 85°32′31″W / 38.45806°N 85.54194°W / 38.45806; -85.54194Coordinates: 38°27′29″N 85°32′31″W / 38.45806°N 85.54194°W / 38.45806; -85.54194
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyClark
TownshipOwen
Elevation
[1]
443 ft (135 m)
ZIP code
47111
FIPS code18-57447[2]
GNIS feature ID440789

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

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

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38°27′29″N 85°32′31″W / 38.45806°N 85.54194°W / 38.45806; -85.54194.

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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