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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Covedale (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Covedale. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Covedale is located in Blair County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Blair County: Bedford, Cambria, Centre & Huntingdon.

Below are the counties that are near Covedale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Covedale:

  • Blair County     (The home county of Covedale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Covedale, with the one closest to Covedale listed first.
    • Williamsburg
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Williamsburg is located in Blair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <2>
    • Franklin Forge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Springfield Junction
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Shellytown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Flowing Spring
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Oreminea
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oreminea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreminea
      • Oreminea is located in Blair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oreminea
      • From Covedale to Oreminea
    • Royer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Royer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royer
      • Royer is located in Blair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Royer
      • From Covedale to Royer
    • Culp
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Culp. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
      • Culp is located in Blair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Culp
      • From Covedale to Culp
    • Beavertown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beavertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
      • Beavertown is located in Blair County
    • Frankstown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frankstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankstown
      • Frankstown is located in Blair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Frankstown
      • From Covedale to Frankstown
    • Bellwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
      • Bellwood is located in Blair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,751 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellwood <2>
    • Altoona
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bedford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Covedale, with the one closest to Covedale listed first.
    • Riddlesburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • King
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for King. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
      • King is located in Bedford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to King
      • From Covedale to King
    • Maria
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
      • Maria is located in Bedford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Maria
      • From Covedale to Maria
    • Waterside
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodbury
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Woodbury is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <2>
    • Langdondale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Marble City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
      • Marble City is located in Bedford County
    • Saxton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saxton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
      • Saxton is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saxton <2>
    • Loysburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • New Enterprise
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Yellow Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Pavia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pavia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavia
      • Pavia is located in Bedford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pavia
      • From Covedale to Pavia
  • Cambria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Covedale, with the one closest to Covedale listed first.
    • Buckhorn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Dean
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dean. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
      • Dean is located in Cambria County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dean
      • From Covedale to Dean
    • Dysart
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Gallitzin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallitzin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallitzin
      • Gallitzin is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,514 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallitzin <2>
    • Tunnelhill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnelhill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelhill
      • Tunnelhill is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Amsbry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Ashville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Cresson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Spindley City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spindley City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindley City
      • Spindley City is located in Cambria County
    • Summit
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Summit. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Cambria County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Summit
      • From Covedale to Summit
    • Fallentimber
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sankertown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sankertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankertown
      • Sankertown is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
  • Centre County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Covedale, with the one closest to Covedale listed first.
    • Marengo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marengo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
      • Marengo is located in Centre County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marengo
      • From Covedale to Marengo
    • Musser
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Musser. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musser
      • Musser is located in Centre County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Musser
      • From Covedale to Musser
    • Ramblewood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramblewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
      • Ramblewood is located in Centre County
    • Fairbrook
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
      • Fairbrook is located in Centre County
    • Port Matilda
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Matilda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Matilda
      • Port Matilda is located in Centre County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Matilda <2>
    • Stormstown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stormstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormstown
      • Stormstown is located in Centre County
    • Pine Grove Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Mills
      • Pine Grove Mills is located in Centre County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Grove Mills <2>
    • Sandy Ridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
      • Sandy Ridge is located in Centre County
    • Bloomsdorf
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bloomsdorf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsdorf
      • Bloomsdorf is located in Centre County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bloomsdorf
      • From Covedale to Bloomsdorf
    • Scotia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Scotia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
      • Scotia is located in Centre County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Scotia
      • From Covedale to Scotia
    • New Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
      • New Town is located in Centre County
    • Glass City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glass City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass City
      • Glass City is located in Centre County
  • Clearfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Covedale, with the one closest to Covedale listed first.
    • Ginter
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ginter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginter
      • Ginter is located in Clearfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ginter
      • From Covedale to Ginter
    • Utahville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Ramey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hegarty Crossroads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Houtzdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houtzdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houtzdale
      • Houtzdale is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houtzdale <2>
    • Brisbin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Osceola Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Mills
      • Osceola Mills is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola Mills <2>
    • Parsonsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Blain City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blain City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain City
      • Blain City is located in Clearfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Blain City
      • From Covedale to Blain City
    • Coalport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyleville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosebud
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosebud. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
      • Rosebud is located in Clearfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rosebud
      • From Covedale to Rosebud
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Covedale, with the one closest to Covedale listed first.
    • Concord
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Doylestown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doylestown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
      • Doylestown is located in Franklin County
    • Dry Run
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fulton County
  • Huntingdon County
  • Juniata County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Covedale, with the one closest to Covedale listed first.
    • Peru Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Waterloo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waterloo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Waterloo is located in Juniata County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Waterloo
      • From Covedale to Waterloo
    • Perulack
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Reeds Gap
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • East Rutherford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rutherford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
      • East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
  • Mifflin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Covedale, with the one closest to Covedale listed first.
    • Kistler
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kistler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
      • Kistler is located in Mifflin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Atkinson Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Newton Hamilton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
      • Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
    • Allensville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • McVeytown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McVeytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVeytown
      • McVeytown is located in Mifflin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McVeytown <2>
    • Menno
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Mattawana
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Belleville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
      • Belleville is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <2>
    • Anderson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anderson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
      • Anderson is located in Mifflin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Anderson
      • From Covedale to Anderson
    • Kishacoquillas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Covedale, see our County-by-County Page for Covedale.

Cemeteries Near Covedale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Covedale.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Covedale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Schmucker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Biddle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Biddle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Biddle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Snively Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snively Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snively Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Schucker Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Huyett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huyett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huyett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bosler Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bosler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bosler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • David Beck Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the David Beck Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the David Beck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McConnellstown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McConnellstown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McConnellstown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Huntingdon Memorial Garden Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huntingdon Memorial Garden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huntingdon Memorial Garden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Williams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Loop Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loop Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Royer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Royer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Royer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Marklesburg Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marklesburg Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marklesburg Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Covedale had railroad service and no post office.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Covedale, with the one closest to Covedale listed first.

  • Carlim
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlim
    • Carlim is located in Blair County
  • Ganister
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ganister have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganister
    • Ganister is located in Blair County
  • Franklin Forge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Williamsburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Williamsburg is located in Blair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <2>
  • Yellow Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Spring
    • Yellow Spring is located in Blair County
  • Springfield Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Point View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point View
    • Point View is located in Blair County
  • Wertz
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wertz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wertz
    • Wertz is located in Blair County
  • McConnellstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Canoe Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canoe Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Creek
    • Canoe Creek is located in Blair County
  • Flowing Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Royer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Royer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royer
    • Royer is located in Blair County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Royer
    • From Covedale to Royer
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Covedale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Covedale.

Newspapers Published in Covedale ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Covedale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Covedale, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Covedale.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Covedale:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Covedale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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 Covedale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Covedale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Covedale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4839, Longitude: -78.1732       In this case, the coordinates for Covedale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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