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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 located in Franklin County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Delaware, Fairfield, Licking, Madison, Pickaway & Union.
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:
- Franklin County (The home county of Ovid)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ovid, with the one closest to Ovid listed first.
- Oakland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Havens Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Havens Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens Corners
- New Albany
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Albany is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
- Blacklick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gahanna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wonderland ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wonderland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonderland
- Gould Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gould Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Park
- Central College ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Central College is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central College
- Pinhook ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pinhook is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Walnut is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- Huber Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huber Ridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber Ridge
- Hibernia ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hibernia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Blendon Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blendon Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendon Corner
- Blendon Corner has also been known as:
- Blendon Four Corners
- Blendon
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ovid, with the one closest to Ovid listed first.
- Ralph ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ralph is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Snipetown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Snipetown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snipetown
- Harlem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harlem is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Harlem has also been known as:
- Buddtown
- Center Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Center Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- Maxtown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maxtown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxtown
- Maxtown has also been known as:
- Maxwell Corners
- Maxwell
- Green ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Green is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Victory Camp ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Victory Camp is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Camp
- Galena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Vans Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Vans Valley is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vans Valley
- Africa ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Africa is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Africa has also been known as:
- East Orange
- Sunbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Orange Station ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Station
- Stewards Corners ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stewards Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Corners
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ovid, with the one closest to Ovid listed first.
- Pickerington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Lithopolis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Carroll
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Baltimore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Millersport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- Thurston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Pleasantville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Lancaster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ovid, with the one closest to Ovid listed first.
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Houcks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
- Centerburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Milfordton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Milfordton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milfordton
- Five Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Five Corners is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Mount Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Bangs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bangs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Hunt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Green Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Martinsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lucerne ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lucerne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Dorema
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dorema is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorema
- Fleaville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fleaville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleaville
- Fleaville has also been known as:
- Fleaville City
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ovid, with the one closest to Ovid listed first.
- Beech ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beech is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Summit Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Summit Station has also been known as:
- Summit
- Ash ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ash is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Pataskala
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beechwood Trails
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beechwood Trails is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Trails
- Etna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alexandria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Scott's Corners ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Scott's Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott's Corners
- Green ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Green is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Johnstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Outville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Outville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outville
- Kirkersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkersville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Hartford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ovid, with the one closest to Ovid listed first.
- Amity
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Plain City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jefferson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Gillivan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ovid, with the one closest to Ovid listed first.
- Bloomfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Vails Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- West Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Marengo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sparta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fulton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Westfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Chesterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ovid, with the one closest to Ovid listed first.
- Thornville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Glenford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Avalon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Avalon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Chalfants
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ovid, with the one closest to Ovid listed first.
- Duvall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Saint Paul
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Ashville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Commercial Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Matville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Orient
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- South Bloomfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- East Ringgold
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Darbyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Fox
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Knollwood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- Circleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ovid, with the one closest to Ovid listed first.
- Jerome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- New California
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Unionville Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- New Dover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
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.
- Ayers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Headley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Havens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dague Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- New Albany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Peace Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wagner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mifflin Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Swisher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (515 more) ...
- Jersey Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey Presbyterian Cemetery
- The Jersey Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jersey Cemetery
- Jersey Twp. Cemetery
- Jersey Universalist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burnside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 in 1895, Ovid had 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.
- New Albany
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Albany is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
- Blacklick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gahanna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summit Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Summit Station has also been known as:
- Summit
- Jersey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jersey is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey
- Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Walnut is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- Central College ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Central College is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central College
- Reynoldsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Columbia Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia Center is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Center
- Parks Mills ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Parks Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Mills
- Harlem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harlem is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Harlem has also been known as:
- Buddtown
- Doneys ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Doneys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doneys
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Wagram
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wagram is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagram
- Pataskala
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ash ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ash is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
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 361 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 15 miles [24.1 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 first turn to 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 Ohio
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delaware County
- Fairfield County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Madison County
- Morrow County
- Perry County
- Pickaway County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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 'point-to-point' 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'. |