Welcome to Ovid ...

Ovid is located in Bear Lake County<1>.

The location of Ovid has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Ovid: OH-vid<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ovid, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Ovid is 5,930 feet [1,807 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Ovid is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Ovid lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Ovid: (208) & (986)<5>

Communities Also Named Ovid ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Ovid - they are located in Colorado, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri (2), New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ovid.

Communities near Ovid ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ovid.

• Montpelier
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Montpelier is located in Bear Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <6>
• Paris
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Bear Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <6>
• Georgetown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Bear Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <6>
• Bloomington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bloomington is located in Bear Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <6>
• Saint Charles
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Bear Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <6>
• Wardboro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardboro
  • Wardboro is located in Bear Lake County
• Bennington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
  • Bennington is located in Bear Lake County
• Dingle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingle
  • Dingle is located in Bear Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dingle <6>
• Fish Haven
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Haven
  • Fish Haven is located in Bear Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fish Haven <6>
• Geneva
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Geneva is located in Bear Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ovid. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ovid.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ovid. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ovid.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ovid. See our Newspapers Page for Ovid.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ovid ...

Looking for more information about Ovid? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ovid, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ovid.

Adding Ovid to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ovid in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ovid was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Ovid on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Utah (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ovid.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ovid. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bear Lake County: www.bearlakecounty.info/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/