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Nearest Communities to Odessa,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Odessa, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Odessa:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Odessa is primarily located in Ector County and is the County Seat. A portion of Odessa extends into Midland County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ector County: Andrews, Crane, Midland, Upton, Ward & Winkler.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 29 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Odessa. Of these communities, 15 are located in counties other than Ector County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Odessa (which is Ector County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Odessa

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Ector County   (where Odessa resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.ector.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Ector:   Odessa
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Odessa   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Odessa.
      • Arcade
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
        • Arcade is located in Ector County
      • West Odessa
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Odessa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Odessa
        • West Odessa is located in Ector County
      • Douro
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douro
        • Douro is located in Ector County
      • Pleasant Farms
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Farms
        • Pleasant Farms is located in Ector County
      • Gardendale
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Scharbauer City
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scharbauer City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scharbauer City
        • Scharbauer City is located in Ector County
      • North Cowden
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Cowden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cowden
        • North Cowden is located in Ector County
      • Penwell
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penwell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwell
        • Penwell is located in Ector County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penwell <4>
      • Badger ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Badger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
        • Badger is located in Ector County
      • Goldsmith
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldsmith have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
        • Goldsmith is located in Ector County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldsmith <4>
      • Judkins
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Metz
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metz have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
        • Metz is located in Ector County
      • Turnbaugh Corner
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnbaugh Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbaugh Corner
        • Turnbaugh Corner is located in Ector County
      • Notrees
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Notrees have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notrees
        • Notrees is located in Ector County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Notrees <4>
  • Andrews County
    • County Website:   www.co.andrews.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Andrews:   Andrews
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Odessa   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Odessa.
      • Old Place Windmills
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Place Windmills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Place Windmills
        • Old Place Windmills is located in Andrews County
      • Coyote Corner
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Crane County
  • Midland County
    • County Website:   www.co.midland.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Midland:   Midland
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Odessa   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Odessa.
      • Warfield
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield
        • Warfield is located in Midland County
      • Corner Windmill
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corner Windmill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Windmill
        • Corner Windmill is located in Midland County
      • Bounce
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bounce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounce
        • Bounce is located in Midland County
      • Cotton Flat
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Flat
        • Cotton Flat is located in Midland County
      • Sandy Acres
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Acres
        • Sandy Acres is located in Midland County
      • Midland
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Ridgeheights
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeheights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeheights
        • Ridgeheights is located in Midland County
      • Benge Corner
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benge Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge Corner
        • Benge Corner is located in Midland County
      • Chub
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chub have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chub
        • Chub is located in Midland County
      • Germania
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germania have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania
        • Germania is located in Midland County
      • Greenwood
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Winkler County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Odessa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Odessa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8457, Longitude: -102.3678    
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.




 

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