Covington County, Alabama

Covington County, Alabama, is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of 2020, 37,570 people lived there.  Its county seat is Andalusia.

 History 
Covington County was formed on December 17, 1821.  Its name is in honor of Brigadier General Leonard Covington of Maryland. The county was declared a disaster area in September 1979 due to damage from Hurricane Frederic.  It was a disaster area again in October 1995 due to Hurricane Opal.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which  is land and  (1.3%) is water.

Major highways
20px U.S. Highway 29
20px U.S. Highway 84
23px U.S. Highway 331
20px State Route 54
20px State Route 55

Border counties
Butler County and Crenshaw County (north)
Coffee County and Geneva County (east)
Walton County, Florida (southeast)
Okaloosa County, Florida (southwest)
Escambia County and Conecuh County (west)

National protected area
 Conecuh National Forest (part)

Settlements
Cities and towns

Andalusia
Babbie
Carolina
Florala
Gantt
Heath
Horn Hill
Libertyville
Lockhart
Onycha
Opp
Red Level
River Falls
Sanford

Unincorporated communities

Antioch
Beck
Beda
Bethlehem
Beulah
Blairs
Blue Springs
Boston
Boykin
Brooks
Cedar Grove
Clear Springs
Clearview
Coldwater
County Line
Dunns
Duvall
Eoda
Estothel
Fairfield
Flaco
Five Points
Friendship
Green Bay
Harmony
Howells
Huckaville
Loango
McRae
Opine
Rawls
Red Oak
Rome
Rose Hill
Stanley
Stedman
Straughn
Valley of Shiloh
Wiggins

References

Category:Alabama counties
Category:1821 establishments in the United States
Category:1820s establishments in Alabama