Abandoned Record
About Odena
This is a site record: what public sources say about Odena, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Odena is
Historic maps
10 historic USGS maps cover Odena
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1890 Talladega sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1892 Talladega sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1915 Gantts Quarry sheet, 1:48,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1915 Gantts Quarry sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1917 Gantts Quarry sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Birmingham sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Birmingham sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Birmingham sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1980 Sylacauga West sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Birmingham South sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Odena
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Alabama index.
- Gantts Quarry4.4 mi S · Talladega
- Nottingham10.9 mi N · Talladega
- Chandler Springs18.2 mi NE · Talladega
- Minden35.4 mi N · Calhoun
- Kowaliga37.2 mi SE · Elmore
Sources
Sources
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).