Odum, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Odum census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31555. The Survey maps it on the Odum quadrangle. 463 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 154 feet above sea level.
On record in Odum
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Ritch-Carter-Martin Houselisted 1998
Surveyed buildings and structures 12 records
- Ahl-Dean-Hires Building, U.S. Highway 341, 130 feet southeast of Carter Avenue, Odumfederal building survey, 6 photographs
- Aspinwall Building, U.S. Highway 341, 75 feet southeast of South Church Street, Odumfederal building survey, 2 photographs
- Aspinwall-Perkins-Hires Building, U.S. Highway 341, 50 feet southeast of Carter Avenue, Odumfederal building survey, 2 photographs
- Hires General Store, U.S. Highway 341 at Carter Avenue, Odumfederal building survey, 4 photographs
- Kicklighter-Daniel-Morris Building, U.S. Highway 341, 75 feet northwest of Carter Avenue, Odumfederal building survey, 4 photographs
- Odum Banking Building, U.S. Highway 341, 80 feet southeast of Carter Avenue, Odumfederal building survey, 3 photographs
- Peggy's Beauty Shop, U.S. Highway 341 at South Church Street, Odumfederal building survey, 5 photographs
- Poppell's Hardware, Furniture, Feed & Seed Store, U.S. Highway 341 at Carter Avenue, Odumfederal building survey, 5 photographs
- Town of Odum, U.S. Highway 341, Odumfederal building survey, 6 photographs
- Tyre House, 220 South U.S. Highway 341, Odumfederal building survey, 7 photographs
- Walker's Service Station, U.S. Highway 341, 175 feet southeast of South Church Stree, Odumfederal building survey, 2 photographs
- Withrow House, 24 South U.S. Highway 341, Odumfederal building survey, 2 photographs
Population over time
3 figuresOdum grew from 414 to 463 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 414 | |
| 2010 | 504 | +90 (+22%) |
| 2020 | 463 | -41 (-8%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1953 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Odum quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Hazlehurst quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000
Photographs
8 of 12 photographs shown,Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Every photograph of Wayne County
Fires near this place
307 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 307 fires within 5 miles of Odum between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,385 acres in total. 29 started naturally. 46 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 188 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 46 |
| Natural | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-WAYNE-016 |
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 4.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020WAYNE016 |
| 24 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-WAYNE-020 |
| 24 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 2.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
33 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Odum in 33 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 21 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 1 heavy rain, 1 flood. The reports record 8 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Odum | 8 hurt | A high end EF1 tornado with peak winds near 110 mph touched down in Odum and tracked ENE for about 4.5 miles before lifting up again. There were 8 reported injuries. A manufactured home was lifted off of the ground and over power lines near Hyma Poppell Loop near Poppel Farms. Roof and window damage occurred to some brick and mortar homes. A home on a cinder block foundation was spun off of its base. Widespread tree and power line damage occurred near Odum including along Walter Griffis Road, Hires Avenue, Hyma Poppell Loop and Tank Road. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odum | $70,000 | Numerous mobile homes suffered major damage to roofs and siding in the Odum area. Many roofs were peeled off completely destroying the roof. A shipping container was also flipped onto its side. Time was estimated from radar. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odum | $12,000 | Large trees and power lines were blown down on Gail Road. Roof blown off mobile home. |
| November 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odum | $10,000 | Numerous large trees down on Brantley Road (Off Highway 301) near McKinnon. Large trees down in Odum. |
| March 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odum | $3,000 | A semi-truck was overturned due to severe thunderstorm winds along U.S. Highway 341 west of Odum. No injuries were reported. The time of the event was based on the report from the county emergency manager. The cost of property damage was estimated. |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odum | $2,500 | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odum | $2,000 | A few trees were blown down in Odum and some power lines were blown down between Highway 27 and State Road 38. The cost of damage was estimated for this event to be included in Storm Data. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odum | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down large trees and powerlines in Odum. Trees, which were knocked down along U.S. Highway 341 resulted in an accident. Numerous power outages were reported. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odum | $1,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| January 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odum | $500 | Large tree limbs were blown down. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odum | $200 | Large trees down. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odum | - | A tree was blown down onto a truck in downtown Odum. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| June 2019 | Flood | Odum | - | Ponding water was reported along Victoria Drive and East Railroad Street. Water was several inches deep. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odum | - | A couple of trees were blown down in Odum. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odum | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph with pea size hail as a squall line passed through Odum near Tank Road and Walter Griffis Road. The time of the event was based on radar. |
| March 2009 | Heavy Rain | Odum | - | A storm spotter reported 8.75 inches of rain between 409 p.m. EST and 855 p.m. EST. The location was along County Road 169 between Jesup and Madray Springs in Wayne County. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odum | - | Trees and power lines were blown down along Odum Screven Road. The time of the report was based on radar imagery. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odum | - | Wayne County Emergency Management reported power outages in Odum and areas north of Jesup. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odum | - | Trees were blown down onto power lines. One line started a fire about 3 miles north of Odum. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Odum | - | The public reported penny size hail and wind gusts around 60 mph just northeast of K'ville, just southwest of Odum. |
| March 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odum | - | Satilla REMC report. A few large trees and power lines downed. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Odum | - | Penny sized hail reported by fire fighter. |
| December 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odum | - | Pine trees down across power lines. Time approximate. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Odum | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odum | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Odum | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odum | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Odum | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odum | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Odum | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Odum | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Odum | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Hail | Odum | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnett | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| Tetlow | 2.5 miles | 8 | |
| Redland | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Piney Grove | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Brentwood | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Madray Springs | 5.4 miles | 14 | |
| Drawdy | 6.4 miles | 14 | |
| Jesup | 8.6 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Odum | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2031504 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 319907. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.




