Odessa, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
38°25′43″N 81°14′16″W / 38.42861°N 81.23778°W / 38.42861; -81.23778CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyClayElevation
928 ft (283 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)GNIS ID1549860[1]

Odessa is an unincorporated community in Clay County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office [2] is closed.

According to tradition, the community was named after the love interest of an early settler.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Odessa, West Virginia
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Odessa, West Virginia
  3. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 453.
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