BlockBefore

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.

Odum within Wayne County

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

Surveyed buildings and structures 12 records

Population over time

3 figures

Odum 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.

YearPeople Change
2000414
2010504+90 (+22%)
2020463-41 (-8%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 8 printed sheets

Matched 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.

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.

Tyre House, 220 South U.S. Highway 341, Odum, Wayne County, GA
Tyre House, 220 South U.S. Highway 341, Odum, Wayne County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Odum Banking Building, U.S. Highway 341, 80 feet southeast of Carter Avenue, Odum, Wayne County, GA
Odum Banking Building, U.S. Highway 341, 80 feet southeast of Carter Avenue, Odum, Wayne County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Withrow House, 24 South U.S. Highway 341, Odum, Wayne County, GA
Withrow House, 24 South U.S. Highway 341, Odum, Wayne County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Town of Odum, U.S. Highway 341, Odum, Wayne County, GA
Town of Odum, U.S. Highway 341, Odum, Wayne County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Peggy's Beauty Shop, U.S. Highway 341 at South Church Street, Odum, Wayne County, GA
Peggy's Beauty Shop, U.S. Highway 341 at South Church Street, Odum, Wayne County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Kicklighter-Daniel-Morris Building, U.S. Highway 341, 75 feet northwest of Carter Avenue, Odum, Wayne County, GA
Kicklighter-Daniel-Morris Building, U.S. Highway 341, 75 feet northwest of Carter Avenue, Odum, Wayne County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Poppell's Hardware, Furniture, Feed & Seed Store, U.S. Highway 341 at Carter Avenue, Odum, Wayne County, GA
Poppell's Hardware, Furniture, Feed & Seed Store, U.S. Highway 341 at Carter Avenue, Odum, Wayne County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Ahl-Dean-Hires Building, U.S. Highway 341, 130 feet southeast of Carter Avenue, Odum, Wayne County, GA
Ahl-Dean-Hires Building, U.S. Highway 341, 130 feet southeast of Carter Avenue, Odum, Wayne County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Every photograph of Wayne County

Fires near this place

307 since 1992

Regional 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 burning188
Arson/incendiarism46
Natural29
Missing data/not specified/undetermined14
Railroad operations and maintenance9
Equipment and vehicle use9
Smoking7
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Recreation and ceremony2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2016Debris and open burning1.0 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2017-WAYNE-016
6 September 1997Debris and open burning4.3 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 2006Equipment and vehicle use1.1 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2020WAYNE016
24 September 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-WAYNE-020
24 September 1996Debris and open burning2.8 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
24 September 1996Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
16 September 2003Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Wayne County

Storms near this place

33 since 1995

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2020Tornado (EF1)Odum8 hurtA 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 2026Thunderstorm WindOdum$70,000Numerous 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 2001Thunderstorm WindOdum$12,000Large trees and power lines were blown down on Gail Road. Roof blown off mobile home.
November 2002Thunderstorm WindOdum$10,000Numerous large trees down on Brantley Road (Off Highway 301) near McKinnon. Large trees down in Odum.
March 2011Thunderstorm WindOdum$3,000A 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 1996Thunderstorm WindOdum$2,500no account filed
August 2016Thunderstorm WindOdum$2,000A 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 1995Thunderstorm WindOdum$2,000Thunderstorm 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 1998Thunderstorm WindOdum$1,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
January 1999Thunderstorm WindOdum$500Large tree limbs were blown down.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindOdum$200Large trees down.
January 2023Thunderstorm WindOdum-A tree was blown down onto a truck in downtown Odum. The time of damage was based on radar.
June 2019FloodOdum-Ponding water was reported along Victoria Drive and East Railroad Street. Water was several inches deep.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindOdum-A couple of trees were blown down in Odum. The time of damage was based on radar.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindOdum-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 2009Heavy RainOdum-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 2008Thunderstorm WindOdum-Trees and power lines were blown down along Odum Screven Road. The time of the report was based on radar imagery.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindOdum-Wayne County Emergency Management reported power outages in Odum and areas north of Jesup.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindOdum-Trees were blown down onto power lines. One line started a fire about 3 miles north of Odum.
June 2007HailOdum-The public reported penny size hail and wind gusts around 60 mph just northeast of K'ville, just southwest of Odum.
March 2003Thunderstorm WindOdum-Satilla REMC report. A few large trees and power lines downed.
May 2003HailOdum-Penny sized hail reported by fire fighter.
December 2002Thunderstorm WindOdum-Pine trees down across power lines. Time approximate.
May 2014HailOdum-no account filed
June 2006Thunderstorm WindOdum-no account filed
March 2005HailOdum-no account filed
June 2004Thunderstorm WindOdum-no account filed
March 2003HailOdum-no account filed
August 2003Thunderstorm WindOdum-no account filed
July 2002HailOdum-no account filed
June 2002HailOdum-no account filed
June 2000HailOdum-no account filed
August 1999HailOdum-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Wayne County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Burnett2.0 miles14
Tetlow2.5 miles8
Redland4.3 miles14
Piney Grove4.9 miles8
Brentwood4.9 miles8
Madray Springs5.4 miles14
Drawdy6.4 miles14
Jesup8.6 miles14

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 OdumAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2031504The 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.