Covin, Alabama
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Fayette census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35555. The Survey maps it on the Belk quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Belk quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
78 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 78 fires within 5 miles of Covin between 1994 and 2020, burning about 356 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 27 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20130917-004 |
| 11 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Covin: 6 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fayco Inc Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fayette County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fayette Fayeet Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Nichols Materials | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz |
Storms near this place
8 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Covin in 8 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Covin | $1,000 | Trees were blown down across AL-96 near the Covin community, blocking both lanes of traffic. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Covin | - | A large portion of Dodson Circle was washed out. |
| February 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Covin | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in far western Fayette County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 95 mph.||This tornado was a continuation of a tornado in Lamar County. The tornado entered Fayette County near Twin Lake Road and lifted shortly after entering the county. It produced mostly tree damage. |
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Covin | - | Several trees uprooted along Highway 96. |
| January 2013 | Tornado (EF1) | Covin | - | A tornado touched down in west central Fayette County, northwest of Fayette, along County Road 37 near the community of Mt. Vernon. The tornado tracked east northeast snapping and uprooting trees as it crossed County Road 23 and Alabama Highway 18. The tornado briefly strengthened to 90 MPH and turned to the northeast where it crossed Alabama Highway 107 and caused minor damage to a residence. The tornado continued moving east northeast, crossing Luxapallila Creek and causing significant tree damage along County Road 21, County Road 85 and County Road 80. The tornado crossed US Highway 43, downing more trees before lifting just west of Alabama Highway 129. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Covin | - | Trees were uprooted near the junction of Blue Ridge Cutoff and Highway 96. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Covin | - | Trees and power lines were reported down along Highway 107. |
| May 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Covin | - | A brief tornado touchdown was reported by two law enforcement officers in a wooded area near the intersection of AL-18 and AL-107, just northwest of the city of Fayette. A subsequent survey of the area by county officials revealed very little damage. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renfroe Valley | 0.8 miles | 9 | |
| Cedar Hill | 0.9 miles | 10 | |
| Old Town | 2.8 miles | 10 | |
| Fayette | 3.1 miles | 10 | |
| Mount Vernon | 3.2 miles | 9 | |
| Belk | 3.7 miles | 9 | |
| Jerusalem | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Rossland City | 5.8 miles | 10 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Covin | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q86755800 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 116746. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.




