Covada, Washington

Unincorporated community in Washington, United States

Unincorporated community in Washington, United States
48°13′14″N 118°12′32″W / 48.22056°N 118.20889°W / 48.22056; -118.20889CountryUnited StatesStateWashingtonCountyFerryEstablished1905Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)Area code509

Covada is an unincorporated community in Ferry County, in the U.S. state of Washington.[1]

History

A post office called Covada was established in 1905, and remained in operation until 1954.[2] The name is an acronym of several nearby mines, namely Columbia, Orin, Verin, Ada, Dora, and Alice.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Covada, Washington
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  3. ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 58.
  • v
  • t
  • e
Municipalities and communities of Ferry County, Washington, United States
County seat: Republic
City
  • Republic
Map of Washington highlighting Ferry County
CDPsUnincorporated communities
Indian reservationGhost townFootnotes
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
  • Washington portal
  • United States portal
Stub icon

This Ferry County, Washington state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e