Welcome to Odom ...
So far, we found very little information about Odom. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Odom to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Odom, please Contact Us.
Odom would have been located within present day Rapides Parish<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Odom is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Odom was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Odom was located: 318 & 457<4>
Communities Also Named Odom ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Odom - they are located in Alabama and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Odom.
Communities near Odom ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Odom.
- Alexandria
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pineville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Colfax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Boyce
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Simpson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Prong
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Creola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Creola is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Creola has also been known as:
- Creola village
- Zimmerman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zimmerman is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rock is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Fairmount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
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 Odom. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Odom.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Odom. 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 Odom.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Odom. See our Newspapers Page for Odom.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Odom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Rapides, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Odom - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Odom area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Odom area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
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