Welcome to Covert ...

Covert is located in Van Buren County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Covert, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

Covert is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Covert is within the boundaries of the (269) area code.

The ZIP code for Covert: 49043<3>

Communities Also Named Covert ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Covert - they are located in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New York and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Covert ...

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

• Benton Harbor
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Harbor
  • Benton Harbor is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton Harbor <4>
• Saint Joseph
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <4>
• South Haven
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
  • South Haven is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Haven <4>
• Paw Paw
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
  • Paw Paw is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paw Paw <4>
• Hartford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Hartford is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <4>
• Bangor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
  • Bangor is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <4>
• Decatur
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <4>
• Watervliet
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
  • Watervliet is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <4>
• Coloma
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coloma have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
  • Coloma is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coloma <4>
• Lawrence
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <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 Covert. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Covert.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Covert ...

Looking for more information about Covert? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Covert, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Covert.

Adding Covert to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Covert 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 Covert was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

We also found Covert in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Covert post office opened in 1868.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Covert.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Van Buren County: www.vbco.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/