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2404138 [1] Website. covingtonky.gov. Covington is a home rule-class city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. Located at the confluence of the Ohio and Licking rivers, it lies south of Cincinnati, Ohio, across the Ohio and west of Newport, Kentucky, across the Licking.
The "Plan of Cincinnati" from the 1878 Encyclopaedia Britannica, showing the layout of downtown Covington and Newport to the south. In 1814, John Gano, Richard Gano, and Thomas Carneal purchased 150 acres (0.6 km 2) on the west side of the Licking River at its confluence with the Ohio River, referred to as "the Point," from Thomas Kennedy for $50,000.
Kenton County is a county located in the northern part of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 169,064, [1] making it the third most populous county in Kentucky (behind Jefferson County and Fayette County ). Its county seats are Covington and Independence. [2]
The Roman Catholic St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption in Covington, Kentucky, is a minor basilica in the United States. Construction of the cathedral began under the Diocese of Covington 's third bishop, Camillus Paul Maes, in 1895 to replace an 1834 frame church that was inadequate for the growing congregation.
Pages in category "Covington, Kentucky". The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . Covington, Kentucky.
November 23, 1971. The Riverside Drive Historic District is a historic district located at the west bank of the confluence of the Licking River and the Ohio River in Covington, Kentucky, directly across from Cincinnati, Ohio . Prior to the city of Covington's founding, George Rogers Clark used the area as a mustering spot for incursions against ...
Covington Holmes Junior/Senior High School in Covington, Kentucky, is the oldest public high school in Kentucky, founded as Covington Central High in 1853. It is a vital part of the Covington Independent Public Schools . Its boundary includes much of Covington (to the north) and portions of Kenton Vale and Fort Wright. [1]
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington ( Latin: Dioecesis Covingtonensis) is a Latin Church diocese in Northern Kentucky in the United States, The cathedral church of the diocese is the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption in Covington. On July 13, 2021, Pope Francis appointed John Iffert, a priest of the Diocese of Belleville, as bishop ...