Odessa is a village in Schuyler County, New York, United States.

The land on which the Village of Odessa sits was originally part of the Watkins-Flint land purchase John W. Watkins and Royal Flint and associates of New York City, in 1794, following an application to the New York Commissioners of the Land-Office in 1791.

The 200 acres Odessa was laid out on was originally given to Phineas Catlin Sr. for military service.

The following is a timeline of major events in Odessa history: 1801 - R.C Johnson built first building - A Grist Mill on Catlin Creek.

Odessa was in five counties previously before Schuyler was formed due to changing boundary lines.

1876 - (October 23) - Large fire on the south side of Main Street destroyed four building including 2 stores, a barn and a residence.

1892 - (Feb 7)- Lehigh Valley Railroad track laid and depot completed.

1912 - Odessa Opera House built (Village Offices & Fire Department) on site of former cemetery.

1912 - State road built from Montour to Alpine utilizing Main Street including the addition of sidewalks.

1961 - The large Cotton Hanlon retail store located just south of the village was completely destroyed by fire in August.

1966 - Large storage building owned by Cotton-Hanlon burned on Railroad Avenue.

1976 - A large fire heavily damaged the Agway store on Railroad Avenue.

2010 - Odessa voters rejected a proposal to dissolve the village into the surrounding towns of Catharine and Montour in a vote on December 7, 2010.

On April 16, 2018, Gerry Messmer, a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel with more than 30 years military experience, was sworn in as Mayor of the Village of Odessa.

2019 - Dylan Houseknecht becomes the first New York State Wrestling Champion in Odessa-Montour Central School history and the first student athlete to win an individual State Championship in any sport for Odessa-Montour.

29.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.