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Odum

Ghost town · Wilson County, Tennessee

Hunters Point quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:24,000)
Hunters Point quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Odum is a ghost town in Wilson County, Tennessee. It is one of 26 former communities in Wilson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Odum as a historical populated place on the Hunters Point topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 36.3295° N, 86.3675° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHunters Point
Elevation508 ft
Nearest living townCastalian Springs, TN
Distance to it6 miles
GNIS feature ID1312877
Coordinates36.32949, -86.36749

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What's there now

Odum is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Castalian Springs, TN (population 648), about 6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 508 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Odum?

Odum is in Wilson County, Tennessee, at 36.3295, -86.3675.

How many ghost towns are in Wilson County?

Wilson County, Tennessee has 26 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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