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Covington

Ghost town · Dakota County, Nebraska

Sioux City South quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000)
Sioux City South quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Covington is a ghost town in Dakota County, Nebraska. It is the only former community in Dakota County recorded on the federal names register, out of 89 across Nebraska.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Covington as a historical populated place on the Sioux City South topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 42.4861° N, 96.4114° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSioux City South
Elevation1,097 ft
Nearest living townSioux City, IA
Distance to it1.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1883989
Coordinates42.48611, -96.41142

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What's there now

Covington is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sioux City, IA (population 85,651), about 1.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,097 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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