Welcome to Cove Creek ...
So far, we found very little information about Cove Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cove Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cove Creek, please Contact Us.
Cove Creek would have been located within present day Hot Spring County<2>.
The location of Cove Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cove Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.
A typical abbreviation for Cove Creek: Cove Crk. (or less commonly used: Cove Ck. or Cove Cr.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Cove Creek is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Cove Creek was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Cove Creek ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Cove Creek - they are located in Alabama, North Carolina, Tennessee (2), Virginia (2) and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cove Creek.
Communities near Cove Creek ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cove Creek.
- Hot Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Hot Springs is located in Garland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,939 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs <5>
- Benton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Benton is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,214 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <5>
- Malvern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malvern have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
- Malvern is located in Hot Spring County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,788 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <5>
- Haskell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haskell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Haskell is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,639 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haskell <5>
- Mountain Pine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Pine
- Mountain Pine is located in Garland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Pine <5>
- Rockport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Fountain Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Traskwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
- Traskwood is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Tull
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Midway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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 Cove Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cove Creek.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cove Creek. 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 Cove Creek.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cove Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Cove Creek.
Adding Cove Creek to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cove Creek 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 Cove Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Cove Creek post office opened in 1878.
We also found Cove Creek on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cove Creek.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.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 Cove Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Hot Spring, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cove Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |