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Owen

Ghost town · Lincoln County, Missouri

Troy quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500)
Troy quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Owen is a ghost town in Lincoln County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Missouri, United States of America. It is one of 9 former communities in Lincoln County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Owen as a historical populated place on the Maryknoll topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 38.9189° N, 90.8651° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMaryknoll
Elevation482 ft
Nearest living townChain of Rocks, MO
Distance to it3.4 miles
GNIS feature ID755620
Coordinates38.91894, -90.86513

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What's there now

Owen is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Chain of Rocks, MO (population 279), about 3.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 482 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Owen?

Owen is in Lincoln County, Missouri, at 38.9189, -90.8651.

How many ghost towns are in Lincoln County?

Lincoln County, Missouri has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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