[snadely]

Can anyone provide some information regarding Oden, Arkansas... what is presently there.... stores? supermarket? bank? library? townhall/municipal building? Am I correct, the nearest town in Mt Ida? What is the real estate market in this area.... land values? Is there currently any housing development there... Would very much enjoy talking with someone who currently resides in Oden or the surrounding area. Also, what wildlife exists in the area?

[snadely]

OK, folks, surely there is someone out there who can tell me something about Oden.... It is still on the map...and must have some residents there.

[rackensack]

http://www.city-data.com/city/Oden-Arkansas.html

Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report
Feature ID: 72920
Name: Oden
Class: Populated Place
Citation: Collected during Phase I data compilation (1976-1981), primarily from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1:25K, Puerto Rico 1:20K), various edition dates, and from U.S. Board on Geographic Names files.
Entry Date: 30-Apr-1980
Elevation(ft/m): 761/232
Census Code: 51290
Class Code: C1

Counties
Sequence County Code State Code Country
1 Montgomery 097 Arkansas 05 US
Coordinates (One point per USGS topographic map containing the feature, NAD83)
Sequence Latitude(DEC) Longitude(DEC) Latitude(DMS) Longitude(DMS) Map Name
1 34.6189884 -93.7768637 343708N 0934637W Oden
Designations
Designation Description
Concise The feature has been designated by the Geographic Names Office as one that should be labeled on maps with a scale of 1:250,000.
Incorporated Place The feature is an incorporated place.

Originally Posted by snadely

OK, folks, surely there is someone out there who can tell me something about Oden.... It is still on the map...and must have some residents there.

Keep in mind that there's less than two hundred thousand registered users of City-Data.com, and that only a small fraction of those read and post regularly. There's 300 million people in the U.S. Less than one percent of those live in Arkansas (3 million). So if the distribution of C-D.com users is the same as the population distribution of the U.S. (highly suspect, but we'll go with it for now) that means the universe of people in Arkansas who could see your post is about 1600. 15 people actually have read it so far. Is it really so surprising that that none of those 15 people have anything useful to say about a place that has only 220 people, is in the middle of nowhere, and isn't even on the road to anyplace interesting?

[snadely]

Having looked at the statistical information provided, sad that you have absolutely no information to offer as a reply to my specific questions.

[Sam I Am]

All I could help you with is possibly the wildlife, which I assume is much like anywhere else in Arkansas - lots of deer, rabbits, squirrels, maybe some bear or wild hogs. Great fishing close. I don't know that I've seen anyone post in the Arkansas forum who is anywhere really close to Oden at all. I think Mt. Ida only has about 1000 people. You're talking a very narrow window on the population of Arkansas. I think Rackensack probably gave you almost anything there is to know. Your reply is a little blunt for someone who has tried to help, in my opinion.

[snadely]

Thank you for your kind/helpful reply in reference to my question concerning wildlife in the Oden area.

[junkman18]

Originally Posted by rackensack

http://www.city-data.com/city/Oden-Arkansas.html

Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report
Feature ID: 72920
Name: Oden
Class: Populated Place
Citation: Collected during Phase I data compilation (1976-1981), primarily from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1:25K, Puerto Rico 1:20K), various edition dates, and from U.S. Board on Geographic Names files.
Entry Date: 30-Apr-1980
Elevation(ft/m): 761/232
Census Code: 51290
Class Code: C1

Counties
Sequence County Code State Code Country
1 Montgomery 097 Arkansas 05 US
Coordinates (One point per USGS topographic map containing the feature, NAD83)
Sequence Latitude(DEC) Longitude(DEC) Latitude(DMS) Longitude(DMS) Map Name
1 34.6189884 -93.7768637 343708N 0934637W Oden
Designations
Designation Description
Concise The feature has been designated by the Geographic Names Office as one that should be labeled on maps with a scale of 1:250,000.
Incorporated Place The feature is an incorporated place.



Keep in mind that there's less than two hundred thousand registered users of City-Data.com, and that only a small fraction of those read and post regularly. There's 300 million people in the U.S. Less than one percent of those live in Arkansas (3 million). So if the distribution of C-D.com users is the same as the population distribution of the U.S. (highly suspect, but we'll go with it for now) that means the universe of people in Arkansas who could see your post is about 1600. 15 people actually have read it so far. Is it really so surprising that that none of those 15 people have anything useful to say about a place that has only 220 people, is in the middle of nowhere, and isn't even on the road to anyplace interesting?

You never no

[snadely]

Quite right Junkman.. some people like living in "the middle of nowhere" but would just like to know what's there!!

[rackensack]

Originally Posted by junkman18

You never no

I do maybe sometimes, however. And I yes as often as I can

[junkman18]

Originally Posted by snadely

Quite right Junkman.. some people like living in "the middle of nowhere" but would just like to know what's there!!

The good thing about living in the middle if nowhere , no one knows what's their or where the middle of nowhere is,