Welcome to Cove ...

The city of Cove is located on the Gulf Coast.

Cove is located in Chambers County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cove has a population of 557 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Cove is near sea level<4>.

Time Zone: Cove lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cove had an population of 557 people. This is an increase of 9.22% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 72.45% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cove had a population of 510 people. This makes Cove the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 510 people, the population of Cove increased 57.89% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 323 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cove.

Communities Also Named Cove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Cove: This one is located in Chambers County and the other is located in Orange County.

Beyond Texas, 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, Pennsylvania (2), Utah (2), Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Cove ...

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

• Baytown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baytown
  • Baytown is located in Chambers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baytown <5>
• La Porte
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Porte
  • La Porte is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Porte <5>
• Liberty
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Liberty County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <5>
• Dayton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Liberty County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,628 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <5>
• Mont Belvieu
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mont Belvieu have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Belvieu
  • Mont Belvieu is located in Chambers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mont Belvieu <5>
• Beach City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beach City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach City
  • Beach City is located in Chambers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
• Anahuac
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anahuac
  • Anahuac is located in Chambers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anahuac <5>
• Shoreacres
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoreacres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreacres
  • Shoreacres is located in Chambers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
• Old River - Winfree
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old River - Winfree
  • Old River - Winfree is located in Chambers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
• Ames
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
  • Ames is located in Liberty County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 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 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 on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Cove in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Cove post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cove.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chambers County: www.co.chambers.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/