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History · Odessa Township

67% of Odessa Township’s homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the Neuburg Congregational Church. Below: maps from 1960 on.

1on the National Register
67%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Odessa Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Odessa Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Odessa Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Odessa Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 16 in 2010, 16 in 2020.

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Odessa Township on the map, 1960 to 1981

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Odessa Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Odessa Township on the 1960 USGS mapOdessa Township on the 1981 USGS map1960Clark Butte sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Odessa Township.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Odessa Township

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
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National Historic Landmarks
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none yet
historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts
first listed
2007
Neuburg Congregational Church
Neuburg Congregational Church
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Gothic Revival1
Neuburg Congregational ChurchGothic Revival

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Walker TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHighland TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSteiner TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Odessa Township’s history

What is on the National Register in Odessa Township?

One place: the Neuburg Congregational Church (listed 2007).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.