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Owens

Ghost town · Williamson County, Tennessee

Franklin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:62,500)
Franklin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Owens is a ghost town in Williamson County, Tennessee. It is one of 16 former communities in Williamson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Owens as a historical populated place on the Franklin 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 35.9709° N, 86.7742° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFranklin
Elevation738 ft
Nearest living townBrentwood, TN
Distance to it1.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1312957
Coordinates35.97090, -86.77417

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What's there now

Owens is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Brentwood, TN (population 45,272), about 1.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 738 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 Owens?

Owens is in Williamson County, Tennessee, at 35.9709, -86.7742.

How many ghost towns are in Williamson County?

Williamson County, Tennessee has 16 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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