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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 Cove (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 Cove. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Cove is located in Cache County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cache County: Franklin (ID), Oneida (ID), Box Elder, Rich & Weber.

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

  • Cache County     (The home county of Cove)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cove, with the one closest to Cove listed first.
    • Richmond
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Lewiston
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • White Horse Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • White Horse Village is also located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse Village
    • Trenton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cornish
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Morton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Morton is also located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
    • Smithfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Amalga
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Amalga is also located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amalga
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
    • Utida
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Utida is also located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utida
    • Hyde Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Newton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarkston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Benson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Benson is also located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
  • Box Elder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cove, with the one closest to Cove listed first.
    • Wheelon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Wheelon is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelon
    • Beaverdam
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Beaverdam is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
    • Plymouth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Collinston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Collinston is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinston
    • Fielding
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort Malad ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Fort Malad was located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Malad
    • Portage Old Fort ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Portage Old Fort was located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Old Fort
    • Riverside
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Washakie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Washakie is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washakie
    • Deweyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Deweyville is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
      • Former names for Deweyville:
      • Dewey Spring
      • Empey's Spring
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deweyville <1>
    • Portage
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Portage is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
    • Garland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Crossroads
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Crossroads is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Rich County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cove, with the one closest to Cove listed first.
    • Garden City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Pickelville ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Pickelville was located in Rich County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickelville
    • Garden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Garden is located in Rich County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
    • Meadowville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Meadowville is located in Rich County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
    • Round Valley ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Round Valley was located in Rich County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Valley
    • Laketown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Bannock County (ID)
    • Swanlake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bear Lake County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cove, with the one closest to Cove listed first.
    • Fish Haven
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Saint Charles
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Bloomington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Paris
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Paris is located in Bear Lake County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <1>
    • Ovid
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ovid is located in Bear Lake County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
  • Franklin County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cove, with the one closest to Cove listed first.
    • Franklin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cherryville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cherryville is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
    • Whitney
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Whitney is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Utida
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Utida is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utida
    • Preston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Preston is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <1>
    • Weston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Weston is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <1>
    • Dayton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Dayton is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <1>
    • Clifton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Clifton is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <1>
    • Oxford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Oxford is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
  • Oneida County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cove, with the one closest to Cove listed first.
    • Woodruff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Woodruff is located in Oneida County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
    • Cherry Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Cherry Creek is located in Oneida County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
    • Malad City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Gwenford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Gwenford is located in Oneida County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwenford
    • Samaria
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Samaria is located in Oneida County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
    • Pleasantview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasantview is located in Oneida County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview
    • Saint Johns
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Johns is located in Oneida County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns

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

Cemeteries Near Cove ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cove.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Cove - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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.<3>

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

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

  • Richmond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lewiston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Franklin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Trenton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Smithfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Anderson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Anderson is located in Franklin County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Preston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Preston is located in Franklin County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,678 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <1>
  • Newton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hyde Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Clarkston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Cache Junction ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cache Junction was located in Cache County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache Junction
  • Benson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Benson is also located in Cache County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Logan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Logan is also located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,680 people
      • Logan has also been known as:
      • Logan City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <1>
    • Providence
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Plymouth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Cove ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cove.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cove, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cove.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Cove:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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 Cove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.