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Welcome to Covington ...The city of Covington is located Covington is located in Hill County<1>. The location of Covington has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Covington, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. When the people of Covington refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Covingtonian<3> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Covington has a population of 278 people<4> (see below for details). The community of Covington is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Covington lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Covington is located in the (254) area code. The ZIP code for Covington: 76636<6> Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Covington had an population of 278 people. This is an increase of 3.35% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.42% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Covington had a population of 269 people. This makes Covington the county's 9th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 269 people, the population of Covington decreased 4.61% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 282 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Covington. Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Covington - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia (3) and Washington. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Covington. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Covington. 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. 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Covington, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Covington. We originally found mention of Covington 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 Covington was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
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