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Owenville

Ghost town · Sutton County, Texas

Coal Kiln Draw quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000)
Coal Kiln Draw quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Owenville is a ghost town in Sutton County, Texas, recorded as human settlement in United States of America. It is one of 2 former communities in Sutton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 74th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Owenville as a historical populated place: 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 30.6289° N, 100.2227° W.

Key facts

Elevation2,430 ft
Nearest living townSonora, TX
Distance to it25.2 miles
Coordinates30.62890, -100.22270

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What's there now

Owenville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sonora, TX (population 2,746), about 25.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,430 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 Owenville?

Owenville is in Sutton County, Texas, at 30.6289, -100.2227.

How many ghost towns are in Sutton County?

Sutton County, Texas has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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