Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Covington in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Covington. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Covington listed first.
- Mallow
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mallow is located in Alleghany County
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- Callaghan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Callaghan is located in Alleghany County
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- Moss Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County
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- Rich Patch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
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- Low Moor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Selma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County
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- Backbone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Backbone is located in Alleghany County
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- Strom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Strom is located in Botetourt County
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- Haden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haden is located in Botetourt County
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- Glen Wilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Glen Wilton is located in Botetourt County
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- Clifton Forge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Iron Gate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Gala
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gala is located in Botetourt County
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- Longdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Longdale is located in Alleghany County
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- Alleghany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alleghany is located in Alleghany County
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- Bessemer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bessemer is located in Botetourt County
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- Healing Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Healing Springs is located in Bath County
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- Callison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Callison is located in Bath County
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- Eagle Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alvon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alvon is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
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- Mapledale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mapledale is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapledale
- Potts Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Potts Creek is located in Alleghany County
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- Griffith
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Griffith is located in Alleghany County
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- Shanklin ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Shanklin is located in Bath County
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- Tuckahoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Covington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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