Odd, West Virginia
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Odd West Virginia Post Office | |
Odd Location within the state of West Virginia Odd Odd (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 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[1] |
Odd is an unincorporated place in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States.[2] It is located along Tommy Creek.
History
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][6]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Odd, West Virginia
- ^ "Time and Custom Stand Still in the Hills and Hollers of West Virginia". Los Angeles Times. February 10, 1985.
- ^ Testa, Karen (January 30, 1997). "Author goes extra mile for unusual place names". The Daily Gazette. pp. D1. Retrieved April 29, 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.
- ^ "The Whittaker Family". thetealmango.com.
- ^ "the Whittakers, who reside in the rural mountain town of Odd, West Virginia". News.com.au.