Owen, Indiana | |
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 Clark County's location in Indiana | |
  Owen, Indiana Location in Clark County | |
| 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
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
References
- ^ 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.
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^ 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.
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