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Welcome to Kovar ...

Kovar is located

Kovar is located in Bastrop County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Kovar, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Kovar is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Kovar ...

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

  • Bastrop
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bastrop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastrop
    • Bastrop is located in Bastrop County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,743 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bastrop <4>
  • Smithville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
    • Smithville is located in Bastrop County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <4>
  • Flatonia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Waelder
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Stellar
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stellar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellar
    • Stellar is located in Fayette County
  • Cistern
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern
    • Cistern is located in Fayette County
    • Former names for Cistern:
    • Cockrell's Hill
    • Milton
    • Whiteside's Prairie
  • Rosanky
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jeddo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeddo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
    • Jeddo is located in Bastrop County
  • Kirtley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtley
    • Kirtley is located in Fayette County
  • Upton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
    • Upton is located in Bastrop County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kovar ...

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

Adding Kovar to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kovar post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kovar.

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Bastrop, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kovar - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<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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