Owensville is the third largest town and the smallest of the five larger communities in Gibson County, Indiana, United States.

Owensville was established in 1817[4][5] by Phillip Briscoe, when he filed the town plat consisting of 52 parcels and five out-parcels.

On February 28, 2017, an EF3 wedge tornado, originating in Crossville, Illinois, passed to the south of the town, destroying or heavily damaging several structures along Indiana 65.

[7] On April 8, 2024, Owensville, along with most of the rest of southwestern Indiana viewed a total solar eclipse, lasting approximately 3 minutes and 55 seconds.

[10] The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

In relation to climate, in 2004, the National Weather Service installed a NEXRAD Doppler Radar station approximately 2 miles west of the town.

[14] Unlike Princeton and Fort Branch, Owensville's economy practically consists of a scant few family-owned business with only three exceptions: Goodlettsville, Tennessee-based Dollar General, Mount Carmel, Illinois-based Community Natural Gas, and Mount Vernon, Indiana-based Schultheis Insurance.

However, like Fort Branch, Owensville is largely surrounded by unincorporated subdivisions, primarily north of the town.

Like many other communities along the Lower Wabash Valley, the surrounding Montgomery Township is particularly known for its watermelons, pumpkins, squash, cantaloupes, and zucchini, all heavily produced in the sandy bottom grounds located from the north to the southwest of the town.

In addition, milo tends to be produced in place of corn in areas prone to flooding from the Wabash, Patoka, or Black Rivers or any of the other smaller creeks or streams that flow into them.