For communities or former communities with a similar name, see Owensville

Owensville

Ownesville may refer to:*Owensville, California*Owensville, Indiana*Owensville, Maryland*Owensville, Missouri*Owensville, Ohio...

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Owensville (also, Glen Mary) is a former settlement in Inyo County

Inyo County, California

-National protected areas:* Death Valley National Park * Inyo National Forest * Manzanar National Historic Site-Major highways:* U.S. Route 6* U.S. Route 395* State Route 127* State Route 136* State Route 168* State Route 178...

, California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

. It was located west of the future site of the modern-day town of Laws

Laws, California

Laws is an unincorporated community in Inyo County, California.Laws is located northeast of Bishop on U.S. Route 6, towards the Nevada state line.-Geography:...

. Owensville was started as a mining camp in 1863. By 1871 it had been abandoned.

A post office operated at Owensville from 1866 to 1870, when it was transferred to Bishop

Bishop, California

Bishop is a city in Inyo County, California, United States. Though Bishop is the only city and the largest populated place in Inyo County, the county seat is Independence. Bishop is located near the northern end of the Owens Valley, at an elevation of 4147 feet . The population was 3,879 at the...

(then called Bishop Creek). From 1868 to 1869, the town was called Glen Mary.