Welcome to Odds ...

Odds is located in Johnson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Odds, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Odds is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Odds lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Odds: 606

Communities Also Named Odds ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Odds: This one is located in Johnson County and the other is located in Knox County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Odds.

Communities near Odds ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Odds.

• Paintsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintsville
  • Paintsville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paintsville <3>
• Prestonsburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonsburg
  • Prestonsburg is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prestonsburg <3>
• Coal Run Village
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Run Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
  • Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
• Inez
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inez. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
  • Inez is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <3>
• Martin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Martin is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <3>
• Kermit
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
  • Kermit is located in Mingo County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kermit <3>
• Warfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield
  • Warfield is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warfield <3>
• Allen
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Allen is located in Floyd County
  • 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 <3>
• Williamsport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
  • Williamsport is located in Johnson County
• East Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
  • East Point is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Point <3>

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 Odds. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Odds.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Odds. 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 Odds.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Odds. See our Newspapers Page for Odds.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Odds ...

Looking for more information about Odds? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Odds, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Odds.

Adding Odds to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Odds 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 Odds was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Odds post office opened in 1897.

We also found Odds on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Odds.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Odds. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/