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Owens Gapon the Jackson-Transylvania county line N of the head of West Fork French Broad River. Alt. 3,590.
Owens KnobS Wilkes County at the NE end of Gill Mountain. Alt. 1,350. The W. Kerr Scott Dam on Yadkin River is nearby. Named for one Owen, who lived there in 1752 when Moravian surveyors arrived.
Owens Pointextends from E Onslow County into White Oak River. Probably named for either Thomas Owens or Benjamin Owens, two early settlers there.
Owens StoreSee Grove Hill.
OwensvilleSee Roseboro.
Owl Branchrises in E Swain County near Rattlesnake Mountain and flows SW parallel to Adams Creek into Oconaluftee River.
Owl Creekrises in N Cherokee County and flows SW into Hiwassee River.
Owl Creek GapN Cherokee County on Hanging Dog Mountain near the headwaters of Owl Creek.
Owl Knobon the Jackson-Swain county line SW of Rattlesnake Mountain.
Owl KnobN Macon County on Matlock Creek.