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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Odom in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Odom. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Odom listed first.

  • Roddy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Roddy is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
  • Payne Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Payne Springs is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
  • Prairieville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Prairieville is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
  • Wise
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Wise is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
  • Jackson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jackson is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Walton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Walton is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
  • Kemp
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Kemp is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemp <2>
  • Tolosa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Tolosa is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolosa
  • Malakoff
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Martins Mill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Martins Mill is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Mill
  • Athens
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Athens is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,770 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <2>
  • Canton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Canton is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,941 people
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  • Stubbs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Stubbs is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
  • Trinidad
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Murchison
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Myrtle Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Myrtle Springs is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs
  • Bazette
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bazette is located in Navarro County
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  • Ben Wheeler
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Abner
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Abner is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
  • Colfax
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Colfax is located in Van Zandt County
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  • Kerens
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Grove
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Grove is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Kaufman
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wills Point
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Scurry
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)

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 Odom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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