Welcome to Covington ...

Covington is located in Wayne County<1>.

The location of Covington has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

When the people of Covington refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Covingtonian<3>

Covington is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Covington lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Covington (for example, toward Decker (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Covington: (618)

Communities Also Named Covington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Covington: This one is located in Wayne County and the other is located in Washington County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 28 communities that are also named Covington - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (3) and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Covington.

Communities near Covington ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Covington.

• Fairfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <5>
• Flora
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
  • Flora is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <5>
• Wayne City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne City
  • Wayne City is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne City <5>
• Bluford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluford
  • Bluford is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluford <5>
• Cisne
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisne
  • Cisne is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisne <5>
• Dahlgren
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren
  • Dahlgren is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dahlgren <5>
• Xenia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
  • Xenia is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Xenia <5>
• Jeffersonville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
• Belle Rive
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Rive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Rive
  • Belle Rive is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Rive <5>
• Sims
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sims have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
  • Sims is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sims <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Covington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Covington.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Covington. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Covington.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Covington. See our Newspapers Page for Covington.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Covington ...

Looking for more information about Covington? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Covington, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Covington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Covington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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