Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Odds (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Odds. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Odds is located in Johnson County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Johnson County: Floyd, Lawrence, Magoffin, Martin & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Odds. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Odds:
- Johnson County (The home county of Odds)
- The following are listed by their distance from Odds, with the one closest to Odds listed first.
- Butcher Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Meally
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
- Nero
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- Van Lear
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Williamsport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsport is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Thelma
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Thelma is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- West Van Lear
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- East Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hagerhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- Paintsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tutor Key
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tutor Key is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Key
- Collista
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collista
- Denver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Elliott County
- Isonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Odds, with the one closest to Odds listed first.
- Auxier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
- Prestonsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Watergap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Watergap is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergap
- Dwale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Allen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Allen has also been known as:
- Beaver Creek Junction
- Beaver Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <1>
- Banner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ivel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tram
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tram is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tram
- Blue River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blue River is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Dana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dana is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Martin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stanville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Betsy Layne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Odds, with the one closest to Odds listed first.
- Raven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Mousie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Kite
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kite is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
- Pippa Passes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Garner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garner is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Vest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Odds, with the one closest to Odds listed first.
- Patrick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Patrick is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Peach Orchard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Richardson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
- Ben Bow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ben Bow is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Bow
- Charley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Charley is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
- Georges Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Noris ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Noris is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noris
- Wilbur ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wilbur is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Cando ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cando is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cando
- Bumblebee ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bumblebee is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumblebee
- Cordell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cordell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Gallup ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gallup is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Odds, with the one closest to Odds listed first.
- Ivyton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Painters Lick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- Gapville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Gypsy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Falcon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Marshallville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Royalton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Wheelersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelersburg
- Gunlock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
- Flat Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Fork
- Lacey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lacey is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Sublett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
- Lakeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Odds, with the one closest to Odds listed first.
- Debord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tomahawk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Inez
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pilgrim
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Warfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beauty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beauty is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Lovely
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lovely is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Hode
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hode is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Odds, with the one closest to Odds listed first.
- Ophir
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Dingus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
- Jeptha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jeptha is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeptha
- Crockett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crockett is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Elkfork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elkfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Odds, with the one closest to Odds listed first.
- Gulnare
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Blair Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blair Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Town
- Varney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Varney is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney
- Coal Run Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
- Owsley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Owsley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley
- Sidney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pikeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Canada
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village
- Raccoon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Raccoon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon
- Forest Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- South Williamson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Belfry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Odds, with the one closest to Odds listed first.
- Kermit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Greyeagle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Chattaroy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Williamson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Delbarton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Myrtle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Sprigg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Dingess
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Blackberry City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Matewan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Odds, with the one closest to Odds listed first.
- Stonecoal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Doane
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Doane is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Dunlow
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Wilsondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Fort Gay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Effie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Effie is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Mineral Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Hubbardstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
- Kiahsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Odds, see our County-by-County Page for Odds.
Cemeteries Near Odds ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Odds.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Odds - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Odds covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Odds, with the one closest to Odds listed first.
- Governors Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lockhart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Music Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gambill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Preston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Welch Cemetery
- The Welch Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76495 <2>
- Wheeler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (716 more) ...
- Goble Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Music Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Van Burenvaughn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Odds in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Odds.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Odds, with the one closest to Odds listed first.
- East Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Prestonsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Denver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Dwale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Bonanza
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bonanza is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Lowmansville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
- Dotson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dotson is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
- Gulnare
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Inez
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barnetts Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
- Riceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Riceville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Alphoretta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Alphoretta is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphoretta
- Sip
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sip is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sip
- Peach Orchard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Odds. See our List of 1890's Communities around Odds.
Newspapers Published in Odds ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Odds.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Odds, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Odds.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Odds:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Elliott County
- Floyd County
- Knott County
- Lawrence County
- Magoffin County
- Martin County
- Morgan County
- Pike County
- Mingo County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Odds, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Odds) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |