Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Covington had a population of 1,823 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Covington had a population of 14,386 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Covington, with the one closest to Covington listed first.
- Oxford
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Almon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Almon is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almon
- Starrsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Starrsville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrsville
- Alcovy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Alcovy is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcovy
- Social Circle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jersey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Island Shoals ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Island Shoals is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Shoals
- Newborn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Conyers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stewart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stewart is located in Newton County
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- Whitney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Worthville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Worthville is located in Butts County
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- Reese
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Reese is located in Morgan County
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- Rutledge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Farrar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Farrar is located in Jasper County
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- Richardson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Richardson is located in Rockdale County
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- Whitehouse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Whitehouse is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
- Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville is located in Jasper County
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- Maxwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maxwell is located in Jasper County
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- Monroe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lithonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Loganville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Peeksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peeksville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeksville
- Dorsey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dorsey is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Fairplay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fairplay is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
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 Covington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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