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Welcome to Covedale ...

Covedale is located in Lewis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Covedale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Covedale is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Covedale lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Covedale and travel south, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Covedale: 606

Communities Also Named Covedale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Covedale - they are located in Ohio and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Covedale.

Communities near Covedale ...

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

  • Maysville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • West Union
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Manchester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ripley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Ripley is located in Brown County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <3>
  • Aberdeen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Vanceburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Seaman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Seaman is located in Adams County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 886 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaman <3>
  • Washington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Washington is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Cherry Fork
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Cherry Fork is located in Adams County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
    • Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
  • Rome
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Rome is located in Adams County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Covedale ...

Looking for more information about Covedale? 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 Covedale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Covedale.

Adding Covedale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Covedale 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 Covedale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Covedale post office opened in 1884. The Covedale post office closed in 1930.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Covedale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Lewis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Covedale - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/