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Covington County Location

The map to the right shows the location of Covington County within the State of Alabama.

Covington County is located in southern Alabama within the East Gulf Coastal Plain physiographic region. Its southern boundary borders the State of Florida. The bulk of Conecuh National Forest occupies a large portion of the southwestern corner of the county.

Covington County was established by an Act of the Alabama State Legislature on December 17, 1821. During the unstable period of Reconstruction after the Civil War, Covington County was briefly renamed Jones County. It reverted to Covington County before the year's end.

The county was named for General Leonard Wailes Covington, a War of 1812 veteran.

In 1824, the county seat was located in Montezuma, on the Conecuh River. In 1844, after repeated flooding, the county seat was moved to Andalusia where it remains today.

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At a glance

Category	Information
Established:	December 17, 1821
Area (square miles):	1,038
Population (2010 census):	37,765
Major waterway(s):	The Conecuh River runs through the western portion of Covington County, and south into Florida where it becomes the Escambia River.
Major highway(s):	U.S. Route 84, U.S Route 331
County seat:	Andalusia
Largest city:	Andalusia

Sources...

"Alabama Counties: Covington County." Alabama Department of Archives and History. State of Alabama, 25 Oct 2011. Web. 21 Jan 2014. <http://www.archives.state.al.us/counties/covington.html>.

Morton, Patricia Hoskins. "Alabama Counties: Covington County." Encyclopedia of Alabama. Alabama Humanities Foundation, 29 Mar 2013. Web. 21 Jan 2014. <http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-1317>.

"State & County QuickFacts." United States Census Bureau. United States Department of Commerce. Web. 3 Jan 2014.

Additional Information

Covington County history page: Alabama Department of Archives and History.

Covington County: The Encyclopedia of Alabama TM & © 2013. Alabama Humanities Foundation. All Rights Reserved. A service of Auburn University, The University of Alabama, and Alabama State Dept. of Education.

Map: Covington County's major roads and towns.: Prepared by the Department of Geography, College of Arts and Sciences, The University of Alabama.

General Highway Map: Covington County, Alabama : Prepared by the Alabama Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Planning, Surveying and Mapping Division in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Covington County, Alabama Genealogical Information: The USGenWeb Project: Keeping Internet Genealogy Free.

Covington County, Alabama: United States Census Bureau: State & County QuickFacts.

Covington County: National Association of Counties (NACO).

Covington County, Alabama: Official website of Covington County, Alabama.

Andalusia, Alabama: Official Site of the City of Andalusia, a proud heritage, a progressive future.

Alabama County Web Sites: State of Alabama: Alabama Directory.

Alabama County Selection Map: United States Census Bureau: State & County QuickFacts.

Alabama County Map with County Seat Cities: Geology.com.

Maps of Alabama Counties: University of Alabama: Alabama Maps.

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