Welcome to Ovid ...
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.
Ovid would have been located within present day Ray County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Ovid, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ovid, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Ovid is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Ovid was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Ovid ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Ovid: This one is located in Ray County and the other is located in Bates County.
Beyond Missouri, there are 9 communities that are also named Ovid - they are located in Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Michigan, 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.
- Richmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Richmond is located in Ray County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,603 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <5>
- Lexington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Lexington is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,543 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
- Lawson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Lawson is located in Ray County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,402 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawson <5>
- Braymer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braymer
- Braymer is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braymer <5>
- Woods Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Heights
- Woods Heights is located in Ray County
- Wood Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Heights
- Wood Heights is located in Ray County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
- Norborne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Polo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Polo is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polo <5>
- Hardin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Henrietta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
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.
Adding Ovid to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ovid in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ovid was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Ovid post office opened in 1888.
We also found Ovid in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ovid.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Ray, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ovid - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |