Owens Wells, Mississippi

Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States

33°05′42″N 89°58′04″W / 33.09500°N 89.96778°W / 33.09500; -89.96778CountryUnited StatesStateMississippiCountyHolmesElevation

292 ft (89 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

39095

Area code662GNIS 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 mineral spring and resort.^[3] A hotel was built near the spring that was frequented by citizens of the Delta.^[4] The resort could accommodate up to 150 guests and the springs were purported to cure "torpid liver, malaria, chills and fever, indigestion, 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
Panorama of Owens Wells Hotel
Native American mound at Owens Wells

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Owens Wells, Mississippi
^ Howe, Tony. "Owens Wells, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
^ 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.
^ Mary Carol Miller (2002). Lost landmarks of Mississippi. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-61703-420-6.
^ "Owens Wells Hotel" (PDF). The Holmes County Times. Vol. 1, no. 9. June 8, 1906. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
^ United States. Bureau of Mines (1917). Mineral Resources of the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 328.
^ "Holmes County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
^ Noel, Edmond. "Governor Noel reviews his administration proving it will bear the closest scrutiny : address at Owens, Mississippi". Retrieved June 5, 2021.