Welcome to Covedale ...

Covedale is located in Lewis County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Covedale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Covedale is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Covedale lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Covedale and travel south, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Covedale is located in the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Covedale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Covedale - they are located in Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Covedale ...

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

• Maysville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Maysville is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <4>
• West Union
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
  • West Union is located in Adams County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <4>
• Manchester
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Adams County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
• Ripley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Ripley is located in Brown County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <4>
• Aberdeen
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Brown County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <4>
• Vanceburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceburg
  • Vanceburg is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanceburg <4>
• Seaman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaman
  • Seaman is located in Adams County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaman <4>
• Washington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Mason County
• Cherry Fork
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
  • Cherry Fork is located in Adams County (OH)
  • Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
• Rome
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
  • Rome is located in Adams County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people

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 Covedale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Covedale.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Covedale. 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 Covedale.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Covedale ...

Looking for more information about Covedale? 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 Covedale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Covedale.

Adding Covedale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Covedale in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Covedale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Covedale post office opened in 1884.

We also found Covedale in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Covedale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/