Odd, West Virginia

Odd
Odd
Unincorporated community
	Odd West Virginia Post Office
	Odd Location within the state of West VirginiaShow map of West VirginiaShow map of the United StatesShow all
	Coordinates: 37°35′36″N 81°11′38″W / 37.59333°N 81.19389°WCoordinates: 37°35′36″N 81°11′38″W / 37.59333°N 81.19389°W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Raleigh
Population (2000)
• Total	779
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	25902
GNIS feature ID	1544325

Odd is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. It is located along Tommy Creek.

History[]

The community's unusual name has attracted attention from writers.^[2] Townspeople were encouraged to think of an "odd" name for their town, hence the name.^[3]

References[]

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Odd, West Virginia
^ Testa, Karen (January 30, 1997). "Author goes extra mile for unusual place names". The Daily Gazette. pp. D1. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
^ 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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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Odd, West Virginia

[2] Testa, Karen (January 30, 1997). "Author goes extra mile for unusual place names". The Daily Gazette. pp. D1. Retrieved 29 April 2015.

[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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v t Municipalities and communities of Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Beckley
City	Beckley
Towns	Lester Mabscott Sophia
CDPs	Beaver Bolt Bradley Coal City Colcord Crab Orchard Daniels Dorothy Eccles Ghent Glen White Helen MacArthur Piney View Prosperity Raleigh Shady Spring Sprague Stanaford
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Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Odd
Unincorporated community
Odd West Virginia Post Office
Odd Location within the state of West Virginia Odd Odd (the United States) Show map of West VirginiaShow map of the United StatesShow all
Coordinates: 37°35′36″N 81°11′38″W / 37.59333°N 81.19389°W / 37.59333; -81.19389Coordinates: 37°35′36″N 81°11′38″W / 37.59333°N 81.19389°W / 37.59333; -81.19389
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Raleigh
Population (2000)
• Total	779
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	25902
GNIS feature ID	1544325^[1]