Welcome to Covode ...

Covode is located in Indiana County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Covode, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

Covode is 1,530 feet [466 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Covode ...

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

• Indiana
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana
  • Indiana is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indiana <4>
• Punxsutawney
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punxsutawney
  • Punxsutawney is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Punxsutawney <4>
• Brookville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
  • Brookville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <4>
• Northern Cambria
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northern Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
  • Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
• Reynoldsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
  • Reynoldsville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynoldsville <4>
• Barnesboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
  • Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
• Clymer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymer
  • Clymer is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clymer <4>
• Sykesville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
  • Sykesville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <4>
• New Bethlehem
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethlehem
  • New Bethlehem is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bethlehem <4>
• Rural Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Valley
  • Rural Valley is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rural Valley <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 Covode. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Covode.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Covode ...

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

Adding Covode to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Covode 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 Covode was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Covode post office opened in 1861.

We also found Covode in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Covode.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Indiana County: www.countyofindiana.org/

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