Welcome to Dry Cove ...
So far, we found very little information about Dry Cove. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dry Cove to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dry Cove, please Contact Us.
Dry Cove would have been located within present day Jackson County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dry Cove, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.
A typical abbreviation for Dry Cove: Dry Cv.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Dry Cove is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Dry Cove was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Dry Cove (for example, toward Menlo (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
The Area Codes where Dry Cove was located: 256 & 938<4>
Communities near Dry Cove ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dry Cove.
- Scottsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsboro
- Scottsboro is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,372 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsboro <5>
- Rainsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsville
- Rainsville is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,149 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainsville <5>
- New Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- New Hope is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hope <5>
- Owens' Cross Roads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owens' Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens' Cross Roads
- Owens' Cross Roads is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,233 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owens' Cross Roads <5>
- Sylvania
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Fyffe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fyffe have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fyffe
- Fyffe is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fyffe <5>
- Hollywood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Hollywood is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollywood <5>
- Powell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Powell is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Grant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Grant is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 902 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <5>
- Skyline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Dry Cove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dry Cove.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dry Cove. 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 Dry Cove.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dry Cove. See our Newspapers Page for Dry Cove.
Adding Dry Cove to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dry Cove in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dry Cove was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
We also found Dry Cove in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dry Cove.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Dry Cove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dry Cove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Dry Cove area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Dry Cove area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |