Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

• That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
• We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
• On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Covington (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Covington. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Covington ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Covington.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

• A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Covington. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Covington and those printed in the larger area surrounding Covington.
• An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> of Covington.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Covington:

• Websites specific to Virginia
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Library of Virginia

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Virginia
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Virginia
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Virginia
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Virginia

Cemeteries Near Covington ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Covington.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Covington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Covington, with the one closest to Covington listed first.

• Cedar Hill Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
• Mallow Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mallow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mallow Cemetery
• Alleghany Memorial Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alleghany Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alleghany Memorial Park
• Smith Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
• Helmintoller Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Helmintoller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Helmintoller Cemetery
• Hooks Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hooks Cemetery
• Mt. Carmel Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
• Sunrise Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunrise Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2224217 <3>
• Humphries Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humphries Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humphries Cemetery
• Rose Hill Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
• Oakland Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
• Simmons Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
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  • Deisher Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deisher Cemetery
  • Hoke Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoke Cemetery
  • Haden Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haden Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Covington in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Covington.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Covington, with the one closest to Covington listed first.

• Mallow
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallow
  • Mallow is located in Alleghany County
• Callaghan
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Callaghan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaghan
  • Callaghan is located in Alleghany County
• Moss Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
  • Moss Run is located in Alleghany County
• Rich Patch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
  • Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
• Low Moor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Moor
  • Low Moor is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Low Moor <5>
• Selma
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Selma is located in Alleghany County
• Backbone
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Backbone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backbone
  • Backbone is located in Alleghany County
• Strom
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strom
  • Strom is located in Botetourt County
• Haden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
  • Haden is located in Botetourt County
• Glen Wilton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wilton
  • Glen Wilton is located in Botetourt County
• Clifton Forge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Forge
  • Clifton Forge is located in Alleghany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Forge <5>
• Iron Gate
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
  • Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
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  • Gala
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gala
    • Gala is located in Botetourt County
  • Longdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
    • Longdale is located in Alleghany County
  • Alleghany
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alleghany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
    • Alleghany is located in Alleghany County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Covington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Covington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Covington: www.covington.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/