Place:Odebolt, Sac, Iowa, United States

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NameOdebolt
TypeCity
Coordinates42.31°N 95.251°W
Located inSac, Iowa, United States
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Odebolt is a city in Sac County, Iowa, United States. The population was 994 at the time of the 2020 census.

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Odebolt was platted in 1877 when the Chicago & Northwestern Railway was extended to that point. Odebolt was incorporated as a city May 13, 1878.

While the etymology of Odebolt's unusual name is unquestioned — being named after the Odebolt Creek — the etymology of the creek's name is disputed. It has been ascribed to a story of a French fur trapper and to multiple stories of a bolt falling in the creek. The trapper's name was reportedly Odebeau, and his name corrupted.

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