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 976 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Covington had a population of 10,560 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Covington, with the one closest to Covington listed first.
- Madisonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mandeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Katie ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
- Talisheek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Florenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Florenville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenville
- Sun
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
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- Zona
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Zona is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Ponchatoula
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Manchac
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Manchac is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchac
- Hammond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pearl River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lees Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tickfaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Slidell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Franklinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chinquapin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chinquapin is located in Pearl River County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
- Independence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gainesville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Killian
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
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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