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Welcome to Odd ...

Odd is located in Raleigh County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Odd, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Odd is 2,650 feet [808 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Odd is ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Odd lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Odd: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Odd ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Odd - they are located in Indiana and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Odd.

Communities near Odd ...

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

  • Beckley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Princeton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Hinton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Mullens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Mabscott
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mabscott have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
    • Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
  • Sophia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sophia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sophia
    • Sophia is located in Raleigh County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sophia <4>
  • Athens
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pineville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Bramwell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Northfork
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfork have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfork
    • Northfork is located in McDowell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfork <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Odd ...

Looking for more information about Odd? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Odd, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Odd.

Adding Odd to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Odd in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

X2X - From that list, the Odd post office opened in 1886.

We also found Odd in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Odd.

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Raleigh, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Odd - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Odd area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Odd area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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