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 Covin (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 Covin. 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.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Covin is located in Fayette County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fayette County: Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Tuscaloosa & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Covin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Covin:
- Fayette County (The home county of Covin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Covin, with the one closest to Covin listed first.
- Fayette
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Belk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Rossland City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Kirkland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Ashcraft Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Bankston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Berry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bazemore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bazemore is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
- Glen Allen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Gu - Win
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gu - Win is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Covin, with the one closest to Covin listed first.
- Kennedy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Hightogy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Millport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fernbank
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Beaverton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sulligent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Detroit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Covin, with the one closest to Covin listed first.
- Winfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Guin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Yampertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Yampertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
- Twin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Rock City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Stinson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Stinson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Brilliant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pikeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pikeville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Covin, with the one closest to Covin listed first.
- Lubbub
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Reform
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Coal Fire
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Bell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Gordo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- McShan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- McShan is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Ethelsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Stafford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Stansel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Macedonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Covin, with the one closest to Covin listed first.
- New Lexington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Echola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
- Samantha
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Buhl
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Buhl is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
- Elrod
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Elrod is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Covin, with the one closest to Covin listed first.
- Eldridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Corona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Patton Junction ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Patton Junction is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Kansas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kansas is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Patton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Carbon Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Townley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Oakman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oakman is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Former names for Oakman:
- Day's Gap
- Marietta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <1>
- Nauvoo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Slicklizzard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Slicklizzard is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slicklizzard
- Winston County
- Farriss
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Farriss is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farriss
- Lowndes County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Covin, with the one closest to Covin listed first.
- Caledonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Kolola Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
- Monroe County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Covin, with the one closest to Covin listed first.
- Gattman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gattman is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Greenwood Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Splunge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Splunge is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
- Hamilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Covin, see our County-by-County Page for Covin.
Cemeteries Near Covin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Covin.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Covin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Covin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Covin, with the one closest to Covin listed first.
- Colvin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bankhead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wesleys Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Caines Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Branyon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (603 more) ...
- Harper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Covin had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Covin, with the one closest to Covin listed first.
- Kingville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kingville is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingville
- Stough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stough is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stough
- Kennedy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Newtonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newtonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Hightogy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Wayside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wayside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Bankston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Millport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Palmetto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Palmetto is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- New Lexington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Fernbank
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Berry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Star
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Star is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Lubbub
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Covin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Covin.
Newspapers Published in Covin ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Covin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Covin, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Covin.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Covin:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lamar County
- Marion County
- Pickens County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Walker County
- Winston County
- Lowndes County
- Monroe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Covin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Covin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |