Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Ovia (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Ovia. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Ovia is located in Wayne County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wayne County: Appanoose, Decatur, Lucas, Mercer (MO) & Putnam (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Ovia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ovia:
- Wayne County (The home county of Ovia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ovia, with the one closest to Ovia listed first.
- Millerton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Millerton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Corydon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Confidence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Confidence is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Humeston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Allerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Promise City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Promise City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Hodge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hodge is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Seymour
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clio
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clio is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Genoa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Lineville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lineville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Appanoose County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ovia, with the one closest to Ovia listed first.
- Plano
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Iconium
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Iconium is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iconium
- Walnut City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Walnut City is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut City
- Brazil
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Brazil is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Mystic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mystic is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Numa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Numa is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Clarkdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Clarkdale is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkdale
- Rathbun
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rathbun is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Sunshine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sunshine is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Darbyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Darbyville is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Centerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cincinnati
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cincinnati is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ovia, with the one closest to Ovia listed first.
- Woodburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Weldon is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Green Bay ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Green Bay is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Osceola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lacelle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lacelle is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ovia, with the one closest to Ovia listed first.
- Le Roy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Le Roy is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Garden Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Woodland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Morgan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Leon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Van Wert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Van Wert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Decatur City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Decatur City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Davis City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Davis City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Pleasanton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasanton is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ovia, with the one closest to Ovia listed first.
- Derby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Derby is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Russell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chariton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Zero
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zero is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zero
- Lucas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lucas is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Williamson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Olmitz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Olmitz is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmitz
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ovia, with the one closest to Ovia listed first.
- Newbern
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Newbern is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Columbia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Columbia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Bauer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bauer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
- Melcher - Dallas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Melcher - Dallas is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher - Dallas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
- Indiana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Indiana is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana
- Marysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marysville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Attica
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Attica is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Hamilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ovia, with the one closest to Ovia listed first.
- Melrose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Selection
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Selection is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selection
- Lovilia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Albia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ovia, with the one closest to Ovia listed first.
- Lacona
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Liberty Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Liberty Center is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Cool
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
- Milo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mercer County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ovia, with the one closest to Ovia listed first.
- South Lineville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Lineville is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Mercer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ravanna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ravanna is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
- Putnam County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ovia, with the one closest to Ovia listed first.
- Powersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Powersville is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Saint John
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Saint John is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Lucerne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lucerne is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Mendota
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mendota is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Pearl City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl City is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Unionville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ovia, see our County-by-County Page for Ovia.
Cemeteries Near Ovia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ovia.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Ovia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ovia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ovia, with the one closest to Ovia listed first.
- Sharon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hogue Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ryan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cambria Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McDaniel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Freedom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New York Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kirby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (341 more) ...
- Greenlee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lacey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Murray Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ovia had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ovia, with the one closest to Ovia listed first.
- New York
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New York is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
- Cambria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cambria is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Corydon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Derby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Derby is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Confidence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Confidence is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Humeston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saxon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saxon is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
- Allerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Russell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harvard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Harvard is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Promise City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Promise City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Chariton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Whitebreast
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Whitebreast is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitebreast
- Hodge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hodge is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ovia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ovia.
Newspapers Published in Ovia ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 150 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ovia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ovia, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ovia.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Ovia:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Appanoose County
- Clarke County
- Decatur County
- Lucas County
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- Warren County
- Mercer County
- Putnam County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ovia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ovia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |