CITY
OF COVINGTON - TENNESSEE
Location: 35.56713 North,
89.64943 West
Zip codes: 38011, 38019
Population in 1990: 7,487
(5,801 in 1970)
Number of dwellings: 2,920
Land area: 25.078 sq. kms.
Water area: 0.037 sq.kms.
Also recorded as a county
sub-division located at 35.57305 North, 89.64571 West with a population of
11,485
A town and County seat of
Tipton County, West Central Tennessee, 39 miles North East of Memphis, South
West of Henning and Ripley, East of the Mississippi River and West of Jackson
and Brownsville on U.S. Route 51 in a cotton-growing, timber area.
The town had originally been
incorporated in 1826 with the main trades being cotton yarn, cotton seed
products and production of beverages.
Fort Pillow State is a
particular historic area, 35m N.W. via US 51N & TN 87W, near Fulton. It
consists of 1646 acres on the Chickasaw Bluffs overlooking the Mississippi
River. It is of historic & archaeological significance because of the
remains of earthworks of the extensive fortifications built in 1861 by the
Confederates and named for one of their Generals.
Businesses in Covington which
appear in Million Dollar Directory of the Top 50,000 U.S leading private &
public companies in 1988 are The First State Bank, Tipton County Bank and
Turners Dairies Inc.
Other large businesses are
Covington Auto Sales / Jessie McClerkin Used Cars, 1409 Hwy 51 S, and
Covington Wholesale Co. Inc., 250 Menefee,
