Ovid, Missouri

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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]

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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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