Owentown is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Smith County, located in the
U.S. state
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of
Texas
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.
Description
The community is located along
U.S. Route 271 and
Texas State Highway 155
State Highway 155 (SH 155) is a highway in the U.S. state of Texas. It runs from Palestine, Texas, Palestine to Linden, Texas, Linden as a mostly divided highway by way of Tyler, Texas, Tyler.
From Palestine to Linden, SH 155 is par ...
; and has partially been included within the northeastern most
city limit
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s of
Tyler.
The Health Science Center at UT Tyler
The Health Science Center at UT Tyler (UT Tyler HSC) refers to the health science education branch of the University of Texas at Tyler (UT Tyler) academic campus on U.S. Highway 271. UT Tyler HSC was chartered in 1977 by the University of Texas ...
is located on the southwestern edge of the community.
History
The former Camp Fannin area was purchased by the Owen Development Company and became known as Owentown. Five 1958 aerial photographs are in the Cotton Belt Public Relations photos showing Owentown.
See also
*
List of unincorporated communities in Texas
This is a list of unincorporated communities in the U.S. state of Texas, listed by county. This may include disincorporated communities, towns with no incorporated status, ghost towns, or census-designated places.
See also
*List of cities i ...
References
Unincorporated communities in Smith County, Texas
Unincorporated communities in Texas
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