Welcome to Covert ...

Covert is located in Seneca County<1>.

The location of Covert has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Covert, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1824.

Covert is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Covert ...

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

• Ithaca
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
  • Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <4>
• Penn Yan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Yan
  • Penn Yan is located in Yates County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penn Yan <4>
• Lansing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
• Cayuga Heights
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
  • Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
• Groton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
  • Groton is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <4>
• Watkins Glen
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
  • Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
  • Former names for Watkins Glen:
  • Jefferson
  • Salubria
  • Watkins
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <4>
• Dundee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Dundee is located in Yates County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <4>
• Montour Falls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montour Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour Falls
  • Montour Falls is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montour Falls <4>
• Moravia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
  • Moravia is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moravia <4>
• Union Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Springs
  • Union Springs is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Springs <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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Covert, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Covert post office opened in 1824.

We also found Covert in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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 Seneca County: www.co.seneca.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/