Owens Station, Delaware

Owens, Delaware
—  Unincorporated community  —
Owens, Delaware
Coordinates: 38°48′20″N 75°31′34″W / 38.80556°N 75.52611°W / 38.80556; -75.52611Coordinates: 38°48′20″N 75°31′34″W / 38.80556°N 75.52611°W / 38.80556; -75.52611
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Sussex
Elevation	52 ft (16 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	302
GNIS feature ID	216172[1]

Owens Station, Delaware was a town in Delaware, U.S.A.^[2]

It was a stop on the now defunct Queen Anne's Railroad line between Ellendale and Greenwood. After the railroad closed down and the tracks were removed, all property owned by the railroad was returned to its previous landowners and several small towns built around the stops disappeared. Some houses still exist from the town, at the intersection of Beach Highway and Owens Rd, but most of the former town has disappeared.^[3] One of the more notable properties still referencing the former rail community is the Owens Station Hunting Preserve.^[4]

The remains of the settlement, now called simply Owens, is an unincorporated community located on Delaware Route 16 east of Greenwood.

References

1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Owens Station, Delaware
2. ^ http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/de/owensstation.html
3. ^ http://www.roadsidethoughts.com/de/owens-station.htm
4. ^ http://www.owensstation.com/

Coordinates: 38°48′20″N 75°31′34″W / 38.8056°N 75.5262°W / 38.8056; -75.5262