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Ovid

Ghost town · Ray County, Missouri

Millville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:24,000)
Millville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ovid is a ghost town in Ray County, Missouri. It is the only former community in Ray County recorded on the federal names register, out of 525 across Missouri.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ovid as a historical populated place on the Millville topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 39.4675° N, 93.8841° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMillville
Elevation926 ft
Nearest living townCowgill, MO
Distance to it6.8 miles
GNIS feature ID739634
Coordinates39.46751, -93.88410

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What's there now

Ovid is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cowgill, MO (population 184), about 6.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 926 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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