Welcome to Odbert ...

So far, we found very little information about Odbert. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Odbert to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Odbert, please Contact Us.

Odbert would have been located within present day Tuscarawas County<2>.

The location of Odbert has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Odbert, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Odbert is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Odbert was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Odbert ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tuschamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Odbert, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Odbert ...

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

• Uhrichsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uhrichsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhrichsville
  • Uhrichsville is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uhrichsville <5>
• Newcomerstown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomerstown
  • Newcomerstown is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcomerstown <5>
• Strasburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <5>
• Dennison
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
  • Dennison is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennison <5>
• West Lafayette
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lafayette
  • West Lafayette is located in Coshocton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Lafayette <5>
• Sugarcreek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
  • Sugarcreek is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugarcreek <5>
• Brewster
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
  • Brewster is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,143 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewster <5>
• Navarre
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navarre have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre
  • Navarre is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Navarre <5>
• Gnadenhutten
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gnadenhutten have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnadenhutten
  • Gnadenhutten is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gnadenhutten <5>
• Tuscarawas
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscarawas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarawas
  • Tuscarawas is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people

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

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

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

Adding Odbert to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Odbert in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Odbert was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Odbert post office opened in 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Odbert.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Tuscarawas County: www.co.tuscarawas.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/