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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 and hospitals 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 Wilbarger County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wilbarger County: Jackson (OK), Tillman (OK), Baylor, Foard, Hardeman & Wichita.

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:

  • Wilbarger County     (The home county of Odell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Odell, with the one closest to Odell listed first.
    • White City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Wilbarger County
    • Tolbert ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tolbert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert
      • Tolbert is located in Wilbarger County
    • Fargo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
      • Fargo is located in Wilbarger County
    • Vernon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Vernon is located in Wilbarger County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,138 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <3>
    • Lockett
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockett
      • Lockett is located in Wilbarger County
    • Oklaunion
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Elliott
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
      • Elliott is located in Wilbarger County
    • Harrold
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrold
      • Harrold is located in Wilbarger County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrold <3>
  • Foard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Odell, with the one closest to Odell listed first.
    • Rayland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayland
      • Rayland is located in Foard County
    • Margaret
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaret
      • Margaret is located in Foard County
    • Thalia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia
      • Thalia is located in Foard County
    • Crowell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hardeman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Odell, with the one closest to Odell listed first.
    • Chillicothe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Medicine Mound ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medicine Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Mound
      • Medicine Mound is located in Hardeman County
    • Quanah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Goodlett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Harmon County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Odell, with the one closest to Odell listed first.
    • Louis ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Louis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis
      • Louis is located in Harmon County (OK)
    • Gould
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gould have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
      • Gould is located in Harmon County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gould <3>
  • Jackson County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Odell, with the one closest to Odell listed first.
    • Elmer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
      • Elmer is located in Jackson County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmer <3>
    • Hess
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hess. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
      • Hess is located in Jackson County (OK)
    • Olustee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olustee
      • Olustee is located in Jackson County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olustee <3>
    • Eldorado
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Humphreys
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
      • Humphreys is located in Jackson County (OK)
    • Altus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
      • Altus is located in Jackson County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altus <3>
    • Victory
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
      • Victory is located in Jackson County (OK)
    • Duke
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • East Duke
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Duke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Duke
      • East Duke is located in Jackson County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
    • Headrick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Martha
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
      • Martha is located in Jackson County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martha <3>
    • Friendship
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Friendship is located in Jackson County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
    • Blair
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
      • Blair is located in Jackson County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blair <3>
  • Tillman County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Odell, with the one closest to Odell listed first.
    • Tipton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
      • Tipton is located in Tillman County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <3>
    • Davidson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
      • Davidson is located in Tillman County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davidson <3>
    • Frederick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Manitou
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manitou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
      • Manitou is located in Tillman County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manitou <3>

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Bell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bell Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the southwest of Odell.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2318 <5>
  • Boggy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boggy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boggy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chillicothe Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chillicothe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chillicothe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carmel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carmel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tolbert Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Fargo Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fargo Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hess Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hess Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hess Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elmer Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Odema Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odema Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odema Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Olustee Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olustee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olustee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Durham Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Durham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Durham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (42 more) ...
    • Big Valley Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Eldorado Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eldorado Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eldorado Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Wilbarger Memorial Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilbarger Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wilbarger Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the southwest of Lockett.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7632 <5>

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.<6>

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.

  • Chillicothe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Tolbert ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tolbert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert
    • Tolbert is located in Wilbarger County
  • Doans
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doans
    • Doans is located in Wilbarger County
  • Hess
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hess. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
    • Hess is located in Jackson County (OK)
  • Vernon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Vernon is located in Wilbarger County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,138 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <3>
  • Eldorado
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Quanah
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Rayland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayland
    • Rayland is located in Foard County
  • Oklaunion
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Altus
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
    • Altus is located in Jackson County (OK)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,162 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altus <3>
  • Victory
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • Victory is located in Jackson County (OK)
  • Duke
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Thalia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia
      • Thalia is located in Foard County
    • Louis ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Louis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis
      • Louis is located in Harmon County (OK)
    • Martha
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
      • Martha is located in Jackson County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martha <3>

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 the Vicinity of 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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Odell.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Odell. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Odell and those printed in the larger area surrounding Odell.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Odell.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Odell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wilbarger County: www.co.wilbarger.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Odell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3459, Longitude: -99.4190       In this case, the coordinates for Odell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>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.




 

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