Odessadale is an

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Meriwether County Meriwether County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,613. The county seat is Greenville, home of the Meriwether County Courthouse. The county was formed on ...

, in the U.S. state of Georgia.

History

Variant names were "Odessa" and "Xerxes". A post office called Odessadale was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1953. The present name is after Odessa Jane Thompson, the daughter of a pioneer citizen. The

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incorporated the town as Odessadale in 1905. The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.

References

Former municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state) Unincorporated communities in Meriwether County, Georgia Populated places disestablished in 1995 Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state) {{MeriwetherCountyGA-geo-stub