Covada, Washington

Covada, Washington
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 48°13′14″N 118°12′32″W
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Ferry
Established	1905
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code	509

Covada is an unincorporated community in Ferry County, in the U.S. state of Washington.^[1]

History

A post office called Covada was established in 1905, and remained in operation until 1954.^[2] The name is an acronym of several nearby mines, namely Columbia, Orin, Verin, Ada, Dora, and Alice.^[3]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Covada, Washington
2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
3. Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 58.