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Odd, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°35′36″N 81°11′38″W / 37.59333°N 81.19389°W / 37.59333; -81.19389
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Odd
Odd West Virginia Post Office
Odd West Virginia Post Office
Odd is located in West Virginia
Odd
Odd
Location within the state of West Virginia
Odd is located in the United States
Odd
Odd
Odd (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°35′36″N 81°11′38″W / 37.59333°N 81.19389°W / 37.59333; -81.19389
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRaleigh
Population
 (2000)
 • Total779
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
25902
GNIS feature ID1544325[1]

Odd is an unincorporated place in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States.[2] It is located along Tommy Creek. Only a post office is located there, with small residences spread along the nearby roads.

History

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The community's unusual name has attracted attention from writers.[3] Townspeople were encouraged to think of an "odd" name for their town, hence the name.[4]

Odd went viral in 2020 when Mark Laita's YouTube channel, Soft White Underbelly, posted its first video of the Whittaker family, long-time residents of the small town who are inbred.[5]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Odd, West Virginia
  2. ^ "Time and Custom Stand Still in the Hills and Hollers of West Virginia". Los Angeles Times. February 10, 1985.
  3. ^ Testa, Karen (January 30, 1997). "Author goes extra mile for unusual place names". The Daily Gazette. pp. D1. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "The Whittaker Family". thetealmango.com.