Owen, Indiana
Owen, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 38°27′29″N 85°32′31″W / 38.45806°N 85.54194°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Clark |
Township | Owen |
Elevation | 449 ft (137 m) |
ZIP code | 47111 |
FIPS code | 18-57447[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 440789[1] |
Owen is an unincorporated community in Owen Township, Clark County, Indiana.
History[edit]
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]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Owen, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Andreas, Alfred Theodore (1876). "Clark County". Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana. Chicago: Baskin, Forster & Company.
- ^ 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...
- ^ "Clark County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
- ^ Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana. Chicago printing Company. 1889. p. 11.