Ovid, Missouri

Ovid is an extinct town in northeast Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community was on a county road (Ovid Road) adjacent to Missouri Route E approximately thirteen miles north-northeast of Richmond. The headwaters of Mud Creek arise just to the west of the site.[2]

A post office called Ovid was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1904.[3] Besides the post office, Ovid had a country store.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ovid (historical)
  2. ^ Millville, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1957 (1979 rev.)
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  4. ^ "Ray County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
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39°28′03″N 93°53′03″W / 39.467513°N 93.884104°W / 39.467513; -93.884104


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