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Welcome to Cove Run ...

Cove Run is located in Barbour County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cove Run, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Cove Run is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Cove Run: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Cove Run ...

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

  • Bridgeport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Grafton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Philippi
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
  • Belington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Stonewood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Stonewood is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
  • Parsons
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Anmoore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Whitehall
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitehall is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
  • Reedsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cove Run ...

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

Adding Cove Run to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cove Run 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 Cove Run was on a map titled Map of West Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cove Run.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Barbour, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cove Run - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Cove Run area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Cove Run 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.