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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Oviet. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Oviet to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Oviet, 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 Oviet (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 Oviet. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Oviet is historic, it would have been located within present day Cass 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 Cass County: Johnson (KS), Miami (KS), Bates, Henry, Jackson & Johnson.
Below are the counties that are near Oviet. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oviet:
- Cass County (The home county of Oviet)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oviet, with the one closest to Oviet listed first.
- East Lynne
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gunn City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gunn City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Garden City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harrisonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Strasburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Baldwin Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Baldwin Park is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Pleasant Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coleman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Austin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Austin is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Creighton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Archie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peculiar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oviet, with the one closest to Oviet listed first.
- Adrian
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mayesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mayesburg is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayesburg
- Burdett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burdett is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Passaic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Passaic is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Drexel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Merwin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Merwin is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Butler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Amsterdam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oviet, with the one closest to Oviet listed first.
- Blairstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blairstown is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Urich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maurine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Maurine is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurine
- Norris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Norris is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Hartwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartwell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
- La Due
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- La Due is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Due
- Population from the 2010 Census: 28 people
- Montrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oviet, with the one closest to Oviet listed first.
- Lone Jack
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Greenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cockrell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cockrell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrell
- Hicks City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hicks City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks City
- Lake Lotawana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sni Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sni Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sni Mills
- Belvidere
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belvidere is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Grandview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Unity Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Unity Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Oak Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Blue Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Grain Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oviet, with the one closest to Oviet listed first.
- La Tour
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- La Tour is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Tour
- Latour
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Latour is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- Kingsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Quick City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quick City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick City
- Holden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chilhowee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Centerview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Columbus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Greendoor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greendoor is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendoor
- Cornelia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cornelia is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
- Warrensburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Leeton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Leeton is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oviet, with the one closest to Oviet listed first.
- Lake Lafayette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Lafayette is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lafayette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
- Bates City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Odessa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oviet, with the one closest to Oviet listed first.
- Stilwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stilwell is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilwell
- Leawood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Miami County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oviet, with the one closest to Oviet listed first.
- Wea
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wea is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wea
- Louisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Louisburg is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
- Former name for Louisburg:
- New Saint Lewis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <2>
- Bucyrus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bucyrus is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Chiles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Chiles is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
- New Lancaster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Lancaster is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
- Somerset
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oviet, see our County-by-County Page for Oviet.
Cemeteries Near Oviet ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oviet.
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 Oviet - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oviet covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oviet, with the one closest to Oviet listed first.
- Clearfork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gunn City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buckley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Staley Mound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pitts Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Orient Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hornsby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Strasburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Martin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (222 more) ...
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Duncan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pemberton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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.
While we didn't find Oviet in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oviet.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oviet, with the one closest to Oviet listed first.
- East Lynne
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gunn City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gunn City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Daugherty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Daugherty is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty
- Garden City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Latour
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Latour is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- Harrisonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Strasburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ore is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore
- Lone Tree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Tree is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
- Gowdy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gowdy is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowdy
- Pleasant Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kingsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Austin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Austin is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Dayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dayton is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Quick City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quick City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick City
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oviet. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oviet.
Newspapers Published in Oviet ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oviet.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oviet, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oviet.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Oviet:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Cass County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bates County
- Henry County
- Jackson County
- Johnson County
- Lafayette County
- Johnson County
- Miami County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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 Oviet, 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oviet) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |