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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)
  • Prestonsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  • Inez
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Martin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Kermit
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Kermit is located in Mingo County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
    • 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)
  • 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 <3>
  • Williamsport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Williamsport is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
  • East Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

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 (so far) for Odds was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Odds post office opened in 1897. The Odds post office closed in 1948.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Odds.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Odds - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/