Covington County, Alabama

Covington County, Alabama, is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of 2010, 37,765 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 2000 census, the county has a total area of 1043.86 sqmi. 1033.82 sqmi (or 99.04%) is land and 10.05 sqmi (or 0.96%) is water.

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 29.svg|20px]] U.S. Highway 29
 * [[Image:US 84.svg|20px]] U.S. Highway 84
 * [[Image:US 331.svg|23px]] U.S. Highway 331
 * [[Image:Alabama 54.svg|20px]] State Route 54
 * [[Image:Alabama 55.svg|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)

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