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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 Covington (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 Covington. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Covington is located in Newton County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Newton County: Butts, Henry, Jasper, Morgan, Rockdale & Walton.

Below are the counties that are near Covington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Covington:

  • Newton County     (The home county of Covington)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Covington, with the one closest to Covington listed first.
    • Oxford
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Essex Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Essex Village is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
    • Porterdale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Newton Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Newton Woods is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
    • East Wood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • East Wood is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
    • Dixie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Dixie Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Dixie Village is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
    • Hub Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Salem Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Salem Village is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
    • Salem Branch
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Salem Branch is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Branch
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 310 people
    • Mansfield Estates
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
    • Mansfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Barrow County
  • Butts County
  • Clayton County
  • DeKalb County
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Covington, with the one closest to Covington listed first.
    • Doral Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Doral Park is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doral Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 10,265 people
    • Blair Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Blair Village is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Village
    • Thomasville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Thomasville is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 18,518 people
    • Cabbage Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Cabbage Town is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Town
    • Linwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Linwood is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
    • Plunket Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Plunket Town is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plunket Town
  • Gwinnett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Covington, with the one closest to Covington listed first.
    • Norris Lake Shores
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Norris Lake Shores is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Lake Shores
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 59 people
    • Loganville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Centerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Twin Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Twin Village is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Village
    • Snellville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Grayson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Stonemont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Stonemont is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemont
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,281 people
    • Mountain Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Mountain Park is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
    • Broxton Woods
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Broxton Woods is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broxton Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,196 people
    • Lawrenceville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Bethesda
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bethesda is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
      • Estimated population in 2019: 725 people
    • Lilburn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Covington, with the one closest to Covington listed first.
    • 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
    • McDonough
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Highland Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Highland Village is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Blacksville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Blacksville is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
    • Tunis ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Tunis is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
      • Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
    • Stockbridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Locust Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakwood Manor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
    • Stockbridge North
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
      • Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
    • Hampton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Covington, with the one closest to Covington listed first.
    • Calvin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Calvin is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
      • Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
    • Shady Dale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Monticello
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Morgan County
  • Oconee County
  • Rockdale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Covington, with the one closest to Covington listed first.
    • Milstead
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Milstead is located in Rockdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
      • Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
    • Conyers
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeview Estates
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
    • Zingara
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Spalding County
  • Walton County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Covington, see our County-by-County Page for Covington.

Cemeteries Near Covington ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Covington.

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 Covington - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Covington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Covington, with the one closest to Covington listed first.

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.<3>

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.

These 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
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
  • Whitney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Worthville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Worthville is located in Butts County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
    • Reese
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Reese is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
    • Rutledge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Covington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Covington.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Covington ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Covington.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Covington. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Covington and those printed in the larger area surrounding Covington.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of Covington.

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 helpful 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 Covington:

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>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>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.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Covington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.