Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Odessa came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Odessa in various books and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Odessa. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Odessa data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Odessa:
Services available in 1895: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

Odessa is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Odessa. See our Misc Page for Odessa for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Odessa:

The following route mentioned Odessa as a scheduled stop:

The Havana Special: From the timetable for the Havana Special (train schedule from 1933). The defunct Havana Special travelled between New York (NY) and Key West (FL)