Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Cove: This one is located in Perry County and the other is located in Huntingdon County.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 20 communities that are also named Cove - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida (3), Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oregon, Texas (2), Utah (2), Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cove.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cove. 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 Cove.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cove. See our Newspapers Page for Cove.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cove ...
Looking for more information about Cove? 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 Cove, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cove.
Adding Cove to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cove 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 Cove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Cove post office opened in 1893.
We also found Cove in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Perry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
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The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
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When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Cove area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Cove area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
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While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
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The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
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A copy of their list with background information can be found at: