Covington (Ky.)

Item

Title

Covington (Ky.)

Description

Located where the Licking River merges into the Ohio, it was originally known as The Point. The city was named for General Leonard Covington, who was killed in the War of 1812. It is one of the county seats of Kenton County.

Has beginning

1815

Identifier

USGS GNIS ID: 490167

U.S. Census code: 17848

Parent division/institution

Kenton County (Ky.)

Related resource

The official website of Covington, Kentucky

Latitude

39.0836712

Longitude

-84.5085537

Source

Geographic Names Information System

Item sets

Cities and towns--Kentucky

Linked resources

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political division
Title	Alternate label	Class
1849--Henry Young Escapes	Location	Event
1856--Jane Wayne and Children Escape	Location	Event
1856--Two Freedom Seekers Chased	Location	Event
1853--Five Slaves Escape B.W. Foley in Covington	Location	Event
1846--Reward Ad For 2 Freedom Seekers	Location	Event
1865--Tom Accused of Assisting a Freedom Seeker	Location	Event
1854--Six Slaves Escape to Ohio	Location	Event
1859--Escape From Sinking Steamer	Location	Event
1856--Nine Slaves Escape From Kenton County	Location	Event
1854--Sixteen Freedom Seekers Reach Canada	Location	Event
1853--Enslaved Family Sold at Auction	Location	Event
1854--Thirteen Escape From Covington	Location	Event

Place Of Enlistment
Title	Alternate label	Class
Cave, John W.	Place of enlistment	Person
Anderson, Sandford	Place of enlistment	Person
Rafferty, Samuel O.	Place of enlistment	Person
Bishop, Henry	Place of enlistment	Person
Snyder, Powell	Place of enlistment	Person
Robinson, Major	Place of enlistment	Person
Webb, Alfred	Place of enlistment	Person
Webb, Peter	Place of enlistment	Person
Bristow, Simeon	Place of enlistment	Person
Delaney, Harry	Place of enlistment	Person
Bogle, Tom	Place of enlistment	Person

Associated Locale
Title	Alternate label	Class
Blackburn, Christopher	Resided in	Person

Place of Death
Title	Alternate label	Class
Haden, Sarah A.	Place of death	Person