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2020 Map of Ovid

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Ovid
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Ovid and the surrounding Bear Lake County settlements sit at the western edge of the Bear Lake Valley in this detailed 2020 landscape. The geography is defined by the transition from the high ridges of the Cache National Forest into the marshy lowlands fed by Ovid Cr and Hammond Cr. Small agricultural communities like Bern, Lanark, Liberty, and Sharon are connected by a network of rural roads that follow the canyon floors and valley floor, such as Old Mill Rd and Shepherd Rd.

Genealogists will find significant local history in the distribution of family-named landmarks and three distinct burial grounds: Liberty Cem, Ovid Cem, and Lanark Cem. The map captures the complex irrigation and water management of the region, evidenced by the Little Valley Reservoir and numerous named springs like Crystal Spring and Sago Spring, which have supported ranching and farming in these Idaho canyons for generations.