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 Ovid (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 Ovid. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.
Ovid is primarily located in Clinton County. A portion of Ovid extends into Shiawassee County.
To see how the shape of Michigan's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clinton County: Eaton, Gratiot, Ingham, Ionia, Montcalm, Saginaw & Shiawassee.
Below are the counties that are near Ovid. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ovid:
- Clinton County (The home county of Ovid)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ovid, with the one closest to Ovid listed first.
- Shepardsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shepardsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Duplain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Duplain is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplain
- Elsie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Price
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Price is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Eureka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Saint Johns
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bath
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- East DeWitt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- East DeWitt is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East DeWitt
- De Witt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gunnisonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gunnisonville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnisonville
- Clinton Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton Village is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Village
- Maple Rapids
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Rapids is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Rapids
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Eaton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ovid, with the one closest to Ovid listed first.
- Waverly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Millett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Millett is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millett
- Millett has also been known as:
- Milletts
- Grand Ledge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dimondale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Windsor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Windsor is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Windsor
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ovid, with the one closest to Ovid listed first.
- Duffield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Duffield is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffield
- Gaines
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brent Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Brent Creek is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Creek
- Flushing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Swartz Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Montrose
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Argentine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Argentine is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Gratiot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ovid, with the one closest to Ovid listed first.
- Bannister
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ashley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pompeii
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Star
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- North Star is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- North Star has also been known as:
- Northstar
- Sickles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sickles is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sickles
- Perrinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Perrinton is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Edgewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Edgewood is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Middleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ithaca
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Breckenridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wheeler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Alma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ovid, with the one closest to Ovid listed first.
- Haslett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- North Lansing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- North Lansing is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
- East Lansing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Okemos
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Edgemont Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edgemont Park is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont Park
- Lansing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meridian
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Meridian is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Williamston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Webberville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pollok ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pollok is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollok
- Pollok has also been known as:
- Pollock
- Mason
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ionia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ovid, with the one closest to Ovid listed first.
- Matherton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Matherton is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherton
- Pewamo
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hubbardston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lyons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Muir
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Portland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ovid, with the one closest to Ovid listed first.
- Cohoctah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cohoctah is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoctah
- Deer Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Creek is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Fowlerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Montcalm County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ovid, with the one closest to Ovid listed first.
- Carson City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Butternut
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Butternut is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
- Saginaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ovid, with the one closest to Ovid listed first.
- Chapin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chapin is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Fenmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fenmore is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenmore
- Oakley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chesaning
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Brant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Layton Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Layton Corners is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton Corners
- Lakefield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lakefield is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakefield
- Nelson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Nelson is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Luce ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Luce is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce
- Saint Charles
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Garfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garfield is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Orr
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Orr is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Shiawassee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ovid, with the one closest to Ovid listed first.
- Burton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Burton is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Smith Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Smith Crossing is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Crossing
- Laingsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Owosso
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Henderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Corunna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shaftsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shaftsburg is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsburg
- Perry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morrice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Newburg is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ovid, see our County-by-County Page for Ovid.
Cemeteries Near Ovid ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ovid.
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 Ovid - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ovid covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ovid, with the one closest to Ovid listed first.
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Middlebury Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Ovid Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Fairfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Duplain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elsie Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Blood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (243 more) ...
- Laingsburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ovid had a population of 1,423 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ovid had a population of 1,607 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ovid, with the one closest to Ovid listed first.
- Shepardsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shepardsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Burton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Burton is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Duplain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Duplain is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplain
- Carland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carland is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carland
- Elsie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Price
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Price is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Laingsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bennington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bennington is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Bannister
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Owosso
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chapin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chapin is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Eureka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Saint Johns
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pittsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsburg is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Henderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ovid. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ovid.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Ovid ...
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 188 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ovid.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Ovid. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Ovid and those printed in the larger area surrounding Ovid.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Ovid.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Ovid:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Clinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Eaton County
- Genesee County
- Gratiot County
- Ingham County
- Ionia County
- Livingston County
- Montcalm County
- Saginaw County
- Shiawassee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Ovid, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ovid) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |