The Odessa Church of God is perhaps the last surviving landmark of the Odessa community, east of Jesup. Odessa was on the railroad line that ran to Brunswick/Darien and the settlement must have had ties to the timber and turpentine industries. It had a post office from 1890-1920. The church, obviously long abandoned, is located in the woods beside the Odessa Cemetery. I haven’t been able to establish a connection between the church and the cemetery, but there must be. The earliest burial is circa 1902. The Drawdy family is well-represented in the area. Other than the cemetery and the church, I haven’t been able to find anything else related to the history of Odessa. Thanks to Stephany Kurth for identifying the church via Instagram.