Welcome to Odemville ...
So far, we found very little information about Odemville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Odemville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Odemville, please Contact Us.
Odemville would have been located within present day Carter County<2>.
The location of Odemville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Odemville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Odemville is 3,510 feet [1,070 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Odemville is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Odemville was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Odemville would have been located in the (423) area code.
Communities near Odemville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Odemville.
- Johnson City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
- Former names for Johnson City:
- Blue Plum Station
- Haynesville
- Johnsons Depot
- Johnsons Tank
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <5>
- East Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
- East Ridge is located in Washington County
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
- Shell Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Elizabethton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethton
- Elizabethton is located in Carter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,479 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethton <5>
- Unicoi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicoi
- Unicoi is located in Unicoi County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,579 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unicoi <5>
- Woodby Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodby Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
- Woodby Hill is located in Carter County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
- Norris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Trade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade
- Trade is located in Johnson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,441 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trade <5>
- Roan Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roan Mountain
- Roan Mountain is located in Carter County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roan Mountain <5>
- Banner Elk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Elk
- Banner Elk is located in Avery County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banner Elk <5>
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 Odemville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Odemville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Odemville. 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 Odemville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Odemville. See our Newspapers Page for Odemville.
Adding Odemville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Odemville 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 Odemville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Odemville post office opened in 1898.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Odemville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 Odemville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Carter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Odemville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |