Covert, Kansas

Covert, Kansas
Unincorporated community
KDOT map of Osborne County (legend)
KDOT map of Osborne County (legend)
Covert is located in Kansas
Covert
Covert
Covert is located in the United States
Covert
Covert
Coordinates: 39°16′49″N 98°48′39″W / 39.28028°N 98.81083°W / 39.28028; -98.81083[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyOsborne
TownshipCovert
Founded1880
Platted1880
Elevation
[1]
1,762 ft (537 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
FIPS code20-16075
GNIS ID484597 [2]

Covert is an unincorporated community in Covert Township, Osborne County, Kansas, United States.[2] It is located southwest of Osborne.

History

Covert was founded and laid out in 1880. At its height, the population was 150.[3]

A post office was opened at Covert in 1873, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1961.[4]

The town is known for the 1923 discovery of the Covert Meteorite, and for "the unsolved murders of the Albert Kaser family in 1928".[5]

Geography

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Covert has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[6]

Education

Covert's rural high school district was organized in 1915. The high school burned down in 1951, and was closed permanently the following year.[3] The school did not have a mascot until 1947–1951, when it was Covert Wildcats.[7] The town team mascot was Covert Coyotes.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Covert, Kansas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ a b "Covert, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  3. ^ a b "Covert". ghosttowns.com. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
  4. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  5. ^ "Covert, Kansas - a murder story". Dead towns of Kansas. September 28, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
    - Kennedy, Mona Winder (2012). Covert, Kansas: the evolution of a ghost town, from the beginning-- to the memories (First ed.). Osborne, Kansas: Ad Astra Publishing. ISBN 9781606140130.
    - Bostick, Mark (2002). "Nininger's Covert - Collector's Corner". Meteorite Times Magazine Articles - Meteorites & Tektites, Meteorite Dealers, Links & Classifieds. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
  6. ^ Climate Summary for Covert, Kansas
  7. ^ "The Wildcat", Covert Rural High School Monthly Newsletter, February 1947
  8. ^ "Portis School News", Portis Independent, 23 November 1939, p.1

Further reading

See also: List of books about Osborne County, Kansas
  • Kennedy, Mona Winder (2012). Covert, Kansas: the evolution of a ghost town, from the beginning-- to the memories (First ed.). Osborne, Kansas: Ad Astra Publishing. ISBN 9781606140130.


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