Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Lake Odessa came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Lake Odessa 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 Lake Odessa. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Lake Odessa, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

Along The Tracks, A Directory of Named Places on Michigan Railroads
Written by: Meints, Graydon M.
Published by Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University - 1987
(Available from Amazon.com)

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Lake Odessa:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Lake Odessa: www.lakeodessa.org/

The official website for Ionia County: www.ioniacounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/