Owensville is a former settlement in Inyo County, California. It was located west of the future site of the modern-day town of Laws. Owensville was started as a mining camp in 1863. By 1871 it had been abandoned. The former settlement site is on U.S. Route 6 north of Bishop, California.
Elevation: 4,117 ft (1,255 m)
Country: United States
State: California
County: Inyo County
Official name: First Permanent White Habitation in Owens Valley
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