Covington, TX

Covington is a city in Hill County in central Texas, United States. The 2020 census counted 168 residents. Located at the intersection of FM 67 and State Highway 171, 14 miles north of Hillsboro, it is near the northern boundary of Hill County. Covington was founded by Colonel James Jackson Gathings, formerly of North Carolina and Mississippi, in the spring of 1852, and is named for his wife's family. In the early 1860s, Gathings College was founded by brothers James and Philip Gathings. A newcomer can read Covington through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places.

For a newcomer, Covington comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines. Gathings secured about 10,000 acres of land in what is now Hill County, 100 of which were set aside for the new town of Covington. Covington is located in northern Hill County. State Highway 171 leads southeast 14 miles to Hillsboro, the county seat, and northwest 15 miles to Cleburne, while Farm to Market Road 67 leads northeast 10 miles to Interstate 35 and southwest the same distance to Blum.