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Welcome to Cove Creek ...

Cove Creek is located in Campbell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cove Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.

A typical abbreviation for Cove Creek: Cove Crk. (or less commonly used: Cove Ck. or Cove Cr.)

Cove Creek is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Cove Creek (for example, toward Armathwaite), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Cove Creek: 423 & 729<3>

Communities Also Named Cove Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Cove Creek: This one is located in Campbell County and the other is located in Carter County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 7 communities that are also named Cove Creek - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, North Carolina, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cove Creek.

Communities near Cove Creek ...

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

  • Fraterville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Fraterville is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
  • Spring Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
  • Clinton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • LaFollette
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • LaFollette is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
    • LaFollette has also been known as:
    • Big Creek Gap
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFollette <4>
  • Oliver Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Maynardville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Caryville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jacksboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Fincastle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fincastle is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
  • Norris
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cove Creek ...

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

Adding Cove Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cove Creek post office opened in 1858. The Cove Creek post office closed in 1859.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cove Creek.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Campbell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cove Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Cove Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Cove Creek area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/