This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Fh.2ADI/5881.1 Message Board Post: I was unable to find a town named Owanica, however, there is a town named Owaneco in Christian county. According to the book Illinois Place Names, the first PO was established 02/29/1856; discontinued 02/12/1874; re-established 02/27/1874. Incorporated as a village 01/30/1902. Population in 1960 was 290.