I'm Determined To Find the Town of Odyssey.

The writers always get asked if Odyssey is a real place. It's not. The writers don't even have a state where it's located. But, the Odyssey Scoop website has a specific part of their site that tries to narrow down where Odyssey really is. Here's where I think it is. 

   The black dots are where I think Odyssey could possibly be. (If you couldn't figure that out)

Perhaps I should explain. 

It's not in the west because Whit's End was once used in the Underground Railroad.

We also know that California is far away because Whit's daughter Jana lives out in California, Connie moved from California to Odyssey, and Eugene and Bernard went on a road trip to California. Connie even mentions one time in the episode "Pamela Has a Problem" that California is about 2000 miles from Odyssey. This places Odyssey somewhere in the Midwest. 

Chicago is talked about so often, you could incorporate that into a drinking game. (The Odyssey Drinking Game. Drink every time Connie overreacts, Eugene says a word that you don't understand, Whit's knowledge owns everyone, the city of Chicago is mentioned, Wooten eats something weird, or when one of Whit or Jason's connections comes in handy. If you're under 21, stick to juice. Heck, even if you're of age, you might want to be careful. You'd be pretty wasted after a few episodes.) We also know that the Whittaker family used to live in Chicago. When the characters have mentioned Chicago before, you get the idea that it's a few hours away.

Since it's narrowed down that Odyssey is in the Midwest, we can start to rule out other states. We can rule out Indiana, Wisconsin, and Iowa because they've been mentioned in various episodes like how people would talk about their neighboring states. Plus, Bernard and Eugene visit Iowa during their road-trip saga. 

Based on the fact that the Whittakers used to live in Chicago, I believe that Odyssey is in central-ish Illinois. (I may be a bit biased in my thinking though. I'm from Illinios and I totally want to be from the same state as Whit, Connie, Eugene, ect.)

There is also a big possibility that Odyssey could be in Ohio. The characters have mentioned Cleveland and Cincinnati several times, especially in the earlier episodes. 

I guess the fun of Odyssey is the fact that the town is pretty relatable. Odyssey seems like it could be your town or close to you. That's just good writing.