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 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[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ovid (historical)
- ^ Millville, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1957 (1979 rev.)
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ^ "Ray County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
Coordinates: 39°28′03″N 93°53′03″W / 39.467513°N 93.884104°W
Categories:
- Ghost towns in Missouri
- Former populated places in Ray County, Missouri
- United States ghost town stubs
- Northwest Missouri geography stubs