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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Ovid. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Ovid to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ovid, please Contact Us.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Ovid is historic, it would have been located within present day Ray County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ray County: Caldwell, Carroll, Clay, Clinton, Jackson & Lafayette.

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:

  • Ray County     (The home county of Ovid)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ovid, with the one closest to Ovid listed first.
    • Georgeville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Knoxville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Morton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Rockingham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakeview is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Rayville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Richmond
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Hardin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Hardin is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
    • Elmira
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Elmira is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Henrietta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Henrietta is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
    • Crystal Lakes
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Crystal Lakes is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
    • Lawson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Caldwell County
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ovid, with the one closest to Ovid listed first.
    • Stet
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mandeville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Latoh ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Latoh is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latoh
    • Norborne
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Palemon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bogard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Miles Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Carrollton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Asper ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Asper is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asper
    • Tina
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Tina is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Wakenda
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Bosworth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Clay County
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ovid, with the one closest to Ovid listed first.
    • Converse
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Lathrop
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Cameron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Turney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Keystone ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Keystone is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
    • Lilly
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Daviess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ovid, with the one closest to Ovid listed first.
    • Lock Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Lock Springs is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Mabel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ovid, with the one closest to Ovid listed first.
    • Levasy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Levasy is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levasy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Sibley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Buckner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Atherton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lafayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ovid, with the one closest to Ovid listed first.
    • Lexington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Dover
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hodge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wellington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Page City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Page City is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page City
    • Waterloo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Napoleon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Napoleon is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
    • Waverly
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Waverly is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
    • Higginsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Mayview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Corder
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ovid, with the one closest to Ovid listed first.
    • Ludlow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dawn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Mooresville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mooresville is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Utica
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Utica is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Avalon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Chillicothe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Saline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ovid, with the one closest to Ovid listed first.
    • Little Osage Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Little Osage Village is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Osage Village
    • Grand Pass
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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.

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.

Ovid itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Ovid, with the one closest to Ovid listed first.

  • Georgeville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Millville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Millville is located in Ray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
  • Tinney Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Tinney Grove is located in Ray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinney Grove
  • Taitsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Taitsville is located in Ray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taitsville
  • Cowgill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Black Oak
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Black Oak is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
  • Knoxville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Dockery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dockery is located in Ray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery
  • Morton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Rockingham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Braymer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Polo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Sandals
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Sandals is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandals
    • Rayville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Catawba
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Catawba is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba

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 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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ovid.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ovid, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ovid.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'.