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Welcome to Cove ...

Cove is located in Perry County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Cove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Cove is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Cove is within the (717) area code.

Communities Also Named Cove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Cove: This one is located in Perry County and the other is located in Huntingdon County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 20 communities that are also named Cove - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida (3), Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oregon, Texas (2), Utah (2), Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Cove ...

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

  • Harrisburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Carlisle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Middletown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mechanicsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Camp Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • New Cumberland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
    • New Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,300 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cumberland <4>
  • Steelton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hummelstown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hummelstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummelstown
    • Hummelstown is located in Dauphin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hummelstown <4>
  • Lemoyne
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemoyne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
    • Lemoyne is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,632 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemoyne <4>
  • Wormleysburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wormleysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wormleysburg
    • Wormleysburg is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,062 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wormleysburg <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cove ...

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

Adding Cove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cove 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 Cove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cove post office opened in 1893.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cove.

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

The official website for Perry County: www.perryco.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Perry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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