Welcome to Covello ...

Covello is located in Columbia County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Covello, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Covello is 2,430 feet [741 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Covello is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Covello lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Covello is located in the (509) area code.

Communities near Covello ...

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

• Dayton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <4>
• Pomeroy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
  • Pomeroy is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <4>
• Waitsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waitsburg
  • Waitsburg is located in Walla Walla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waitsburg <4>
• Starbuck
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbuck
  • Starbuck is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starbuck <4>
• Delaney
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
  • Delaney is located in Columbia County
• Relief
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Relief have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
  • Relief is located in Columbia County
• Huntsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
  • Huntsville is located in Columbia County
• Pataha
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataha
  • Pataha is located in Garfield County
• Menoken
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menoken
  • Menoken is located in Columbia County
• Peola
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola
  • Peola is located in Garfield 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 Covello. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Covello.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Covello ...

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

Adding Covello to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Covello post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Covello.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiaco.com/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/