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Welcome to Covalt ...

Covalt is located in Fulton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Covalt, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Covalt is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Covalt ...

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

  • Everett
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mercersburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Hancock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • McConnellsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bath
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
  • Clear Spring
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hopewell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Coaldale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Coaldale is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
  • Rainsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Rainsburg is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Valley-Hi
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people

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 Covalt. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Covalt.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Covalt ...

Looking for more information about Covalt? 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 Covalt, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Covalt.

Adding Covalt to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Covalt 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 (so far) for Covalt was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Covalt post office opened in 1882. The Covalt post office closed in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Covalt.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Fulton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Covalt - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/