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History · Cove

Cove dates to 1863, and 51% of its homes were built before 1940

1863founded
0on the National Register
51%homes built before 1940
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How Cove began

When was Cove founded?

1863

Cove dates its founding to 1863 (Wikidata). Its post office opened in 1891.

2020 census: 494163 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1891.

What stands out about Cove’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Cove are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Cove’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Cove’s history is told.

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The story so far

Cove, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Cove yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Cove is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cache County, Utah, United States. The population was 494 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Logan, Utah-Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Cove was established in 1863. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 460 to 494 (+7%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Cove, 1863 to 1916

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1863
    FoundingCove is established
  3. 1891Post officeThe Cove post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1916Post officeThe Cove post office closes
By decade

Cove, decade by decade

Today3 recent
U.S. Highway 91 - Utah2007U.S. Highway 91 - UtahU.S. Highway 91 - Utah2007U.S. Highway 91 - UtahU.S. Highway 91 - Utah2007U.S. Highway 91 - Utah
Famous people

Famous people close to Cove

Nobody well known was born in Cove itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Kip S. ThorneAmerican physicist · b. 1940
Gutzon BorglumAmerican sculptor · b. 1867
John GilbertAmerican actor and film director · b. 1897
Tara WestoverAmerican historian and author · b. 1986
Merlin OlsenAmerican football player and actor · b. 1940
Marriner Stoddard EcclesAmerican economist and banker · b. 1890
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Cove had its own post office from 1891 to 1916.

Cove
1891–1916
18901960today

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Richmond17 historic placesB+Lewiston3 historic placesB+

Questions about Cove’s history

What year was Cove founded?

In 1863, according to Wikidata. Cove’s post office opened in 1891.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (3), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.