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History · Owens Township

11% of Owens Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1964 on.

0on the National Register
11%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Owens Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Owens Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story

How Owens Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Owens Township.

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Owens Township was named for three Owens brothers (John, Samuel, and Thomas) who were businessmen in the area.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Owens Township on the map, 1964 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Owens Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Owens Township on the 1964 USGS mapOwens Township on the 1984 USGS mapOwens Township on the 1994 USGS map1964Cook sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Owens Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Owens Township

Nobody well known was born in Owens Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Daniel BerriganAmerican Catholic priest, peace activist, and p… · b. 1921
Matt CullenAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1976
Robert MondaviAmerican winemaker · b. 1913
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David Peter BattagliaAmerican politician · b. 1931
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Janet Boyer WolfeAmerican professional wrestler · b. 1933
Joe BachAmerican football player and coach · b. 1901
Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Leander
1cemetery inside Owens Township
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Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

CookIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAngora TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBeatty TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townField Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.