Explore Covington, Texas, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Covington, Texas. 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 Texas 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.
| City | Covington |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Hill County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 32.178483 |
| Longitude | -97.258068 |
| Population | 261 |
| Density | 122.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 76636 |
| Area Code | 325 |
| County Seat | Hillsboro |
| School District | Covington Independent School District |
Covington sits upon a vast, sun-bleached expanse where the horizon stretches flat and wide, defined by the steady, unhurried flow of Aquilla Creek. It lies 13.9 miles south-southeast of Cleburne, TX (from Cleburne, TX: bearing 147°T), and is situated 7.8 miles southwest of Grandview. The land here holds a quiet, dusty resilience, characterized by the low rise of Brushy Knob four miles to the west and the expansive, open reach of the surrounding plains. During the late afternoon, the light turns a deep, honeyed amber, casting long shadows across the dry grasses and illuminating the subtle, limestone-flecked soil that anchors the earth. This inland expanse, over two hundred miles from any coastline, maintains a stillness that feels ancient, punctuated only by the occasional rustle of wind through the brush or the distant, rhythmic hum of a passing vehicle.
Covington emerged from the rugged necessity of the frontier, evolving into a place where the economy remains deeply tied to the rhythms of agriculture and the working landscape. Life here is measured by the changing seasons and the careful stewardship of the land, with residents often looking toward the nearby Whitney Point Recreation Area or the waters of Soil Conservation Service Site 37 Reservoir for a respite from the heat of the day. While the nearby West Prairie provides a sense of geographic orientation, the identity of Covington is found in its modest buildings and the persistent, industrious spirit of those who labor in the fields. The pace of existence is deliberate, mirroring the quiet persistence of the local flora that survives the intensity of the Texas sun, grounding the people in a tradition of endurance and communal reliance.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Covington, Texas. Coordinates: 32.178483, -97.258068. 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 (76636), telephone area code (325), county seat of Hill County (Hillsboro), and school district assignment (Covington Independent School District).
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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |