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Welcome to Covell ...

Covell is located in McLean County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Covell, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1870.

Covell is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Covell lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Covell ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.mcleancochamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Covell, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Covell ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Covell.

  • Bloomington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Normal
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Le Roy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Heyworth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mackinaw
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mackinaw is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinaw
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
    • Former name for Mackinaw:
    • Mackinawtown
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mackinaw <3>
  • Hudson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Atlanta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Minier
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Danvers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Danvers is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
    • Danvers has also been known as:
    • Danver
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danvers <3>
  • Goodfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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 Covell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Covell.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Covell. 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 Covell.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Covell. See our Newspapers Page for Covell.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Covell ...

Looking for more information about Covell? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Covell, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Covell.

Adding Covell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Covell in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Covell was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Covell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including McLean, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Covell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.