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Odessa, West Virginia

Coordinates: 38°25′43″N 81°14′16″W / 38.42861°N 81.23778°W / 38.42861; -81.23778
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Odessa, West Virginia
Odessa is located in West Virginia
Odessa
Odessa
Location within the state of West Virginia
Odessa is located in the United States
Odessa
Odessa
Odessa (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°25′43″N 81°14′16″W / 38.42861°N 81.23778°W / 38.42861; -81.23778
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyClay
Elevation
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

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  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.