Welcome to Odena ...
So far, we found very little information about Odena. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Odena to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Odena, please Contact Us.
Odena would have been located within present day Talladega County<2>.
The location of Odena has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Odena, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Odena is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Odena was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Odena, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Communities Also Named Odena ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Odena - they are located in Florida and Ontario.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Odena.
Communities near Odena ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Odena.
- Talladega
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega
- Talladega is located in Talladega County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talladega <5>
- Sylacauga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylacauga
- Sylacauga is located in Talladega County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,939 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylacauga <5>
- Childersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childersburg
- Childersburg is located in Talladega County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Childersburg <5>
- Columbiana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbiana
- Columbiana is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,682 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbiana <5>
- Vincent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Vincent is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,223 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vincent <5>
- Wilsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Wilsonville is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,069 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilsonville <5>
- Westover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Harpersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersville
- Harpersville is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,748 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harpersville <5>
- Goodwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater
- Goodwater is located in Coosa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodwater <5>
- Waldo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Odena. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Odena.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Odena. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Odena.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Odena. See our Newspapers Page for Odena.
Adding Odena to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Odena in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Odena was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Odena post office opened in 1892.
We also found Odena on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Odena.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Odena, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Talladega, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Odena - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |