Welcome to Coventry ...
Coventry is located in Orleans County<1>.
The location of Coventry has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Coventry, you might consider that their post office opened in 1822.
Coventry is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Coventry lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Coventry lies within the (802) area code.
Communities Also Named Coventry ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Coventry - they are located in Alabama (2), Colorado (2), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland (2), New York, North Carolina, Ontario, Rhode Island and South Carolina.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Coventry.
Communities near Coventry ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Coventry.
- Newport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Orleans County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,216 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <4>
- Derby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Newport
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Stanstead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanstead
- Barton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Richford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Potton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Troy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Eden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Montgomery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Montgomery is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 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 Coventry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coventry.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Coventry. 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 Coventry.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Coventry. See our Newspapers Page for Coventry.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coventry ...
Looking for more information about Coventry? 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 Coventry, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Coventry.
Adding Coventry to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Coventry 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 Coventry was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Coventry post office opened in 1822.
We also found Coventry in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Coventry.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coventry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Orleans, 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 Coventry - 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> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |