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

Ovid is located in Seneca County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Seneca County: Cayuga, Ontario, Schuyler, Tompkins, Wayne & Yates.

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:

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Ovid Village Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Ovid Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Ovid Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Covert Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Covert Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Covert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McNeal Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McNeal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McNeal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ovid Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ovid Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ovid Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Lodi Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Lodi Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Lodi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sheldrake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheldrake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheldrake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Green Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Green Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • City Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the City Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Raplee Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Raplee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Raplee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Townsendville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Townsendville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Townsendville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ovid had a population of 641 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ovid had a population of 599 people.

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

  • Willard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Lodi
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
    • Lodi is located in Seneca County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <1>
  • Kendaia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendaia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendaia
    • Kendaia is located in Seneca County
  • Romulus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sheldrake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheldrake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldrake
    • Sheldrake is located in Seneca County
  • Willets
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willets. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willets
    • Willets is located in Cayuga County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Willets
    • From Ovid to Willets
  • East Varick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Varick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
    • East Varick is located in Seneca County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to East Varick
    • From Ovid to East Varick
  • Dresden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lodi Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodi Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi Center
    • Lodi Center is located in Seneca County
  • Townsendville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townsendville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsendville
    • Townsendville is located in Seneca County
  • Aurora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Angus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Mays Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mays Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Mills
      • Mays Mills is located in Yates County
    • Himrod
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • MacDougall
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for MacDougall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDougall
      • MacDougall is located in Seneca County

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 44 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 17 miles [27.4 km]<6> of 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 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:

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 Seneca County: www.co.seneca.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 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.
<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 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.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ovid) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ovid. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6765, Longitude: -76.8229    









 

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