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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>

While we didn't find Covington in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Covington. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Covington listed first.

  • Purley
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Purley is also located in Caswell County
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  • Yanceyville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hamer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hamer is also located in Caswell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamer
  • Blanch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gatewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gatewood is also located in Caswell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
  • Estelle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Estelle is also located in Caswell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
  • Blackwell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Blackwell is also located in Caswell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
  • Allison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Allison is also located in Caswell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
  • Pelham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pelham is also located in Caswell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
  • Locust Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Locust Hill is also located in Caswell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
  • Milton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Milton is also located in Caswell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <2>
  • Hightowers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hightowers is also located in Caswell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightowers
  • Osmond
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Osmond is also located in Caswell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osmond
  • Ruffin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Cherry Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherry Grove is also located in Caswell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
  • Leasburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Semora
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Ringgold
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Ringgold is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
  • Lawsonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
  • Ashland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashland is also located in Caswell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Vandola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Vandola is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandola
  • Mayfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Mayfield is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Buford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Buford is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
  • Stony Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Stony Creek is also located in Caswell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
  • Ridgeville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridgeville is also located in Caswell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
  • Delila
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Delila is located in Halifax County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
  • Mount Cross
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
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  • Sutherlin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sutherlin is located in Halifax County (VA)
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  • Kentuck
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
  • Bachelors Hall
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bachelors Hall is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelors Hall

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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.