Welcome to Covell ...

Covell is located in McLean County<1>.

The location of Covell has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bloomington is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <4>
• Normal
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
  • Normal is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normal <4>
• Le Roy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
  • Le Roy is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <4>
• Heyworth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heyworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heyworth
  • Heyworth is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heyworth <4>
• Mackinaw
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinaw
  • Mackinaw is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
  • Former name for Mackinaw:
  • Mackinawtown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mackinaw <4>
• Hudson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <4>
• Atlanta
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Atlanta is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <4>
• Minier
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minier
  • Minier is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minier <4>
• Danvers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danvers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
  • Danvers is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
  • Danvers has also been known as:
  • Danver
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danvers <4>
• Goodfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
  • Goodfield is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodfield <4>

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 for Covell was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

We also found Covell in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Covell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Covell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for McLean County: www.mclean.gov/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov