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Welcome to Covingtons Corner ...

Covingtons Corner is located in Fauquier County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Covingtons Corner: Covingtons Cor. (or less commonly used: Covingtons Crn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Covingtons Corner for more information about variations on the name of Covingtons Corner.

Covingtons Corner is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Covingtons Corner: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Covingtons Corner ...

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

  • Culpeper
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Warrenton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Haymarket
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Remington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • The Plains
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Midland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Turnbull
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
  • Blackwell Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
  • Elkwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jeffersonton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Covingtons Corner ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Fauquier, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Covingtons Corner - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Covingtons Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Covingtons Corner 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.