Odessa, West Virginia

Odessa, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Odessa
Location within the state of West Virginia
Odessa
Odessa (the US)
Coordinates: 38°25′43″N 81°14′16″W / 38.42861°N 81.23778°W / 38.42861; -81.23778Coordinates: 38°25′43″N 81°14′16″W / 38.42861°N 81.23778°W / 38.42861; -81.23778
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Clay
Elevation 928 ft (283 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1549860[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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