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Welcome to Odin ...

Odin is located in Wright County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Odin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Odin is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Odin lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Odin: 417

Communities Also Named Odin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Odin - they are located in Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Odin ...

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

  • Marshfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Seymour
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mansfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Fordland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Conway
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Norwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hartville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Niangua
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Niangua is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
  • Diggins
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Diggins is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
  • Twin Bridges
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Odin ...

Looking for more information about Odin? 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 Odin, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Odin.

Adding Odin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Odin 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 Odin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Odin post office opened in 1882. The Odin post office closed in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Odin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Wright, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Odin - 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/