Welcome to Cowardin ...
So far, we found very little information about Cowardin. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cowardin to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cowardin, please Contact Us.
Cowardin would have been located within present day Bath County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cowardin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Cowardin is 1,670 feet [509 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Cowardin was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Cowardin was located: 540 & 826<4>
Communities near Cowardin ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cowardin.
- Covington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Clifton Forge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Marlinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Gate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Hillsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Warm Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Healing Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Healing Springs is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Bath Alum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bath Alum is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Alum
- Carloover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carloover is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carloover
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
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 Cowardin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cowardin.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cowardin. 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 Cowardin.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cowardin. See our Newspapers Page for Cowardin.
Adding Cowardin to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cowardin in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Cowardin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Cowardin post office opened in 1887. The Cowardin post office closed in 1906.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cowardin.
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 Cowardin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Bath, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cowardin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Cowardin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Cowardin area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |