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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Odell (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Odell. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Odell is located in Sullivan County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sullivan County: Delaware, Orange, Ulster, Pike (PA) & Wayne (PA).

Below are the counties that are near Odell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Odell:

  • Sullivan County     (The home county of Odell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Odell, with the one closest to Odell listed first.
    • Cochecton Center
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kauneonga Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Falls Mills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Falls Mills is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
    • Smallwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Mongaup Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Briscoe
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Briscoe is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
    • Jeffersonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cochecton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Youngsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hortonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Narrowsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Callicoon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Odell, with the one closest to Odell listed first.
    • Rock Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rock Valley is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
    • Cooks Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Cooks Falls is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Falls
    • Butternut Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Butternut Grove is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Grove
    • Pea Brook
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Pea Brook is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Brook
    • Chiloway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Chiloway is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiloway
    • Horton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Horton is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
    • Peakville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Peakville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakville
    • Corbett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Corbett is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett
    • Gregorytown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Gregorytown is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorytown
    • Shinhopple
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Harvard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Harvard is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
    • Cadosia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cadosia is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadosia
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Odell, with the one closest to Odell listed first.
    • Paradise
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Paradise is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Sparrow Bush
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cuddebackville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Orange
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Port Orange is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orange
    • Huguenot
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Finchville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Finchville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
    • Otisville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Jervis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Shin Hollow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Shin Hollow is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shin Hollow
    • South Centerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • South Centerville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Centerville
    • Washington Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Washington Heights is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
    • Middletown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ulster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Odell, with the one closest to Odell listed first.
    • Spring Glen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Cragsmoor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Cragsmoor is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragsmoor
    • Ellenville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Napanoch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Walker Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Port Ben
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Port Ben is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Ben
    • Wawarsing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Bull Run
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bull Run is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
    • Crawford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Crawford is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Ulsterville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Ulsterville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulsterville
  • Lackawanna County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Odell, with the one closest to Odell listed first.
    • Simpson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Vandling
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Vandling is located in Lackawanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
    • Carbondale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Pike County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Odell, with the one closest to Odell listed first.
    • Masthope
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Masthope is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
    • Westcolang
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Westcolang is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcolang
    • Lackawaxen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Rowland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Parkers Glen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Parkers Glen is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen
    • Kimble
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Kimble is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimble
    • Millrift
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
    • Wilsonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilsonville is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
    • Lords Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Tafton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Matamoras
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Blooming Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Blooming Grove is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
  • Susquehanna County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Odell, with the one closest to Odell listed first.
    • Forest City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Union Dale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Wayne County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Odell, with the one closest to Odell listed first.
    • Damascus
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Milanville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Milanville is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milanville
    • Boyds Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Boyds Mills is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Mills
    • Calkins
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Calkins is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calkins
    • Carley Brook
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Carley Brook is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carley Brook
    • Laurella
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Laurella is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurella
    • Dyberry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Dyberry is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyberry
    • Siko
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Siko is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siko
    • Honesdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Hawley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Hawley is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawley <1>
    • Tanners Falls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Tanners Falls is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Falls
    • Bethany
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Odell, see our County-by-County Page for Odell.

Cemeteries Near Odell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Odell.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Odell - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Odell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Odell, with the one closest to Odell listed first.

  • Nearing Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bethel Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Old Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Temple Beth El Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pintler Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lyon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fosterdale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Laurel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Stewart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Huntington Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Fayerweather Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • East Cochecton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (129 more) ...
    • St. Lucys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Van Keuren Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Soule Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>

While we didn't find Odell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Odell.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Odell, with the one closest to Odell listed first.

  • Bethel
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cochecton Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fosterdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kenoza Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • White Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Falls Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Falls Mills is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
  • Lava
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lava is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava
  • Mongaup Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Briscoe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Briscoe is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
  • Jeffersonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cochecton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Damascus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Milanville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Milanville is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milanville
    • Narrowsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Youngsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Odell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Odell.

Newspapers Published in Odell ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Odell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Odell, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Odell.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Odell:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 Odell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Odell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.