Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Odell 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 Odell:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Rand McNally Map (1881)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Illinois (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

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

We found Odell in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Odell for more information.

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

Railroad Mentions of Odell:

Odell was mentioned in the following schedules:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)