Covada, Washington

Covada, Washington
Unincorporated community
Covada is located in Washington (state)
Covada
Covada
Covada is located in the United States
Covada
Covada
Coordinates: 48°13′14″N 118°12′32″W / 48.22056°N 118.20889°W / 48.22056; -118.20889
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyFerry
Established1905
Time 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.


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