Owens Wells, Mississippi

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Coordinates: 33°05′42″N 89°58′04″W / 33.09500°N 89.96778°W / 33.09500; -89.96778
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Owens Wells, Mississippi
ZIP code
39095
Area code662
GNIS feature ID675353[1]

Owens Wells is an unincorporated community in Holmes County, Mississippi, United States. Owens Wells is located near Mississippi Highway 12 and is approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Lexington and approximately 8 miles (13 km) west of Durant. The community was once a stop on the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad.[2]

History

Owens Wells was once home to a

dyspepsia, biliousness, general debility, constipation, all forms of kidney trouble...and piles."[5] The spring was still producing usable mineral water in 1915.[6]

A post office operated under the name Owens Wells from 1889 to 1919.[7]

In 1910, Governor Edmond Noel gave a speech in Owens Wells that summarized his tenure as governor until that point.[8]

Gallery

  • Owens Wells Hotel circa 1920
    Owens Wells Hotel circa 1920
  • Panorama of Owens Wells Hotel
    Panorama of Owens Wells Hotel
  • Native American mound at Owens Wells
    Native American mound at Owens Wells

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Owens Wells, Mississippi
  2. ^ Howe, Tony. "Owens Wells, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  3. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 368.
  4. ISBN 978-1-61703-420-6
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  5. ^ "Owens Wells Hotel" (PDF). The Holmes County Times. Vol. 1, no. 9. June 8, 1906. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  6. ^ United States. Bureau of Mines (1917). Mineral Resources of the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 328.
  7. ^ "Holmes County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  8. ^ Noel, Edmond. "Governor Noel reviews his administration proving it will bear the closest scrutiny : address at Owens, Mississippi". Retrieved June 5, 2021.


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