Welcome to Ovid ...

Ovid is located in Franklin County<1>.

The location of Ovid has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ovid, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1832.

Ovid is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ovid lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Ovid ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Ovid - they are located in Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri (2), New York, 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.

• Columbus
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 903,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
• Dublin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Dublin is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <4>
• Grove City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
  • Grove City is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <4>
• Westerville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerville
  • Westerville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westerville <4>
• Reynoldsburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
  • Reynoldsburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynoldsburg <4>
• Hilliard
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliard
  • Hilliard is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilliard <4>
• Gahanna
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gahanna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gahanna
  • Gahanna is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gahanna <4>
• Upper Arlington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Arlington
  • Upper Arlington is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Arlington <4>
• Pickerington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerington
  • Pickerington is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickerington <4>
• Whitehall
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Whitehall is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <4>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ovid ...

Looking for more information about Ovid? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ovid, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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.<5>

From that list, the Ovid post office opened in 1832.

We also found Ovid in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ovid.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Franklin County: www.co.franklin.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/