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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>

Covington itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 364 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Covington, with the one closest to Covington listed first.

  • Sioux City
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • South Sioux City
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Dakota City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Leeds
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Leeds is located in Woodbury County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
  • Sergeant Bluff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Glen Ellen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Glen Ellen is located in Woodbury County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
  • James
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • James is located in Plymouth County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
  • Jackson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hubbard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hinton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hinton is located in Plymouth County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 954 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinton <2>
  • Jefferson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Homer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Potosia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Potosia is located in Plymouth County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosia
  • Salix
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Salix is located in Woodbury County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salix
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salix <2>
  • Luton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Luton is located in Woodbury County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luton
  • Ponca
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Waterbury
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Winnebago
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Moville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Moville is located in Woodbury County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,651 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moville <2>
  • Neptune
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Neptune is located in Plymouth County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
  • Merrill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Merrill is located in Plymouth County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrill <2>
  • Adaville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Adaville is located in Plymouth County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaville
  • Sloan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sloan is located in Woodbury County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sloan <2>
  • Climbing Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Climbing Hill is located in Woodbury County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climbing Hill
  • Elk Point
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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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