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
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Odessa, West Virginia
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Odessa, West Virginia
- ^ 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.
Municipalities and communities of Clay County, West Virginia, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |