West Covington, Kentucky
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Covington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41011. It stands on Pleasant Run Creek. The Survey maps it on the Covington quadrangle.
On record in West Covington
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 9 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Moser Family Houseslisted 2000 · 0.1 miles away
Eleventh District Schoollisted 1983 · 0.1 miles away
Kenney's Crossinglisted 1990 · 0.3 miles away
Maxwell Houselisted 1984 · 0.6 miles away
Central Ludlow Historic Districtlisted 1984 · 0.9 miles away
Elmwood Halllisted 1972 · 0.9 miles away
Ludlow Theater, Thelisted 2013 · 1.0 miles away
Lewisburg Historic Districtlisted 1993 · 1.0 miles away- Magnus Metal Company Buildinglisted 2023 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1914 USGS West Cincinnati quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Covington quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Covington quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Covington quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Covington quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of West Covington: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Tin, Lead, Antimony. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avril Co/ Cincinnati, Ohio | Tin, Lead, Antimony | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Covington (historical) | 0.2 miles | 18 | |
| Kenton Hills | 0.4 miles | 18 | |
| Ludlow | 0.8 miles | 18 | |
| Amsterdam (historical) | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Park Hills | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Covington | 1.4 miles | 18 | |
| Bromley | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Lookout Heights | 1.6 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 506412. 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.
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.







