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Covington Indiana Map

Explore Covington, Indiana, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Covington, Indiana

How to Use This Covington, Indiana Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Covington, Indiana. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Indiana or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Covington.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityCovington
StateIndiana (IN)
CountyFountain County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)
Latitude40.141704
Longitude-87.394736
Population2,668
Density798.5 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code47932
Area Code765
County SeatCovington
School DistrictCovington Community School Corporation

About Covington, Indiana

Covington is a locality in Fountain County, Indiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,668. The population density is 798.5 people per km². Covington is located at 40.1417°N, 87.3947°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. Covington is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 47932.

Covington rises from the flat, fertile plains of Indiana where the earth yields to the quiet persistent carving of the Mallory Branch. It lies 6.4 miles south-southwest of Fountain, IN (from Fountain, IN: bearing 209°T), and is situated 15.6 miles north of Howard. This landscape is defined by a mosaic of heavy soil and woodlots, where the light at dusk flattens against the horizon, turning the fields into a bruised shade of violet before the dark settles over the land. Beyond the immediate reach of the fields, the distant silhouette of Devils Backbone provides a rugged anchor to the view, while the deeper shadows of Coal Hollow remind the traveler of the ancient, sunken geography that shaped this interior plateau. Within the town limits, Covington Park offers a quiet green expanse that holds the morning mist long after the rest of the county has warmed under the sun.

Covington grew as a crossroads for the agrarian commerce that defines this region, its economy tethered to the rhythmic cycles of planting and harvest that dictate the pace of life here. The brick courthouses and sturdy storefronts reflect a nineteenth-century ambition that persists in the quiet industry of the grain elevators and the local trade. Unlike the more frantic sprawl found closer to the urban centers, life here remains tethered to the seasons and the slow, deliberate movement of goods across the inland plains. Residents often venture toward the quiet waters of Scott Pond when the heat of midsummer settles heavy on the pavement, finding in those still, inland depths a reprieve from the labor of the surrounding acres. The character of Covington is found not in grand monuments, but in the enduring habit of a place that remains deeply rooted in its own soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Covington Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 360° N
  • Portland Arch Nature Preserve (Original) (State Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 032° NE
  • Trail of Death marker (Monument) — 5.9 mi, 301° NW
  • Portland Arch - Sanders (State Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 033° NE
  • Perrysville Park (Local Park) — 6.8 mi, 198° S
  • Shawnee Bottoms (Nature Reserve) — 7.5 mi, 032° NE
  • Vermilion River - Wabash Drainage (Conservation Area) — 10.8 mi, 233° SW
  • Forest Glen Seep Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 11.8 mi, 228° SW
  • Danville War Museum (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 266° W
  • AMC Classic Village Mall 6 (Cinema) — 12.5 mi, 280° W
  • Danville Art League (Public Artwork) — 12.6 mi, 266° W
  • Vermillion County Museum (Museum) — 12.8 mi, 266° W
  • Everyday Heroes (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 288° W
  • Tilton Atv Park (Local Recreation) — 13.1 mi, 262° W
  • North Fork Vermilion River (Conservation Area) — 13.5 mi, 292° W
  • Heron Park (Viewpoint) — 14.3 mi, 289° W
  • Kickapoo Rail Trail (Local Recreation) — 14.4 mi, 266° W
  • Westville Depot Historical Museum (Museum) — 14.6 mi, 242° SW
  • Kennekuk Cove County Park (State Recreation Area) — 16.3 mi, 282° W
  • Kickapoo State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 17.0 mi, 280° W
  • Turkey Run State Park (State Park) — 19.8 mi, 154° SE
  • Punch Bowl (Attraction) — 20.1 mi, 149° SE
  • "140 Steps" (Attraction) — 20.1 mi, 150° SE
  • Wedge Rock (Attraction) — 20.2 mi, 149° SE
  • Coal Mine (Attraction) — 20.3 mi, 149° SE
  • Shades State Park (State Park) — 20.4 mi, 134° SE
  • Juliet Straus Memorial (Monument) — 20.4 mi, 151° SE
  • Inspired Fire (Gallery) — 28.7 mi, 056° NE
  • Homer Lake Interpretive Center (Museum) — 31.5 mi, 261° W
  • Fowler Hall (Theatre) — 32.0 mi, 052° NE

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About This Covington Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Covington, Indiana. Coordinates: 40.141704, -87.394736. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Covington includes the ZIP code (47932), telephone area code (765), county seat of Fountain County (Covington), and school district assignment (Covington Community School Corporation).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.