Coverly, Virginia

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Coverly
Unincorporated community
Coverly is located in Virginia
Coverly
Coverly
Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia
Coordinates: 37°24′25″N 77°53′00″W / 37.40694°N 77.88333°W / 37.40694; -77.88333Coordinates: 37°24′25″N 77°53′00″W / 37.40694°N 77.88333°W / 37.40694; -77.88333
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyAmelia
Elevation
282 ft (86 m)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
23002
Area code(s)804
GNIS feature ID1492812

Coverly is a rural unincorporated community in northeastern Amelia County in the U.S. state of Virginia. The town is located on SR 631 (Coverly Road) off SR 604 (Chula Road) at Coverly, a farm and historic home built in the 1830s, atop a hill with the Appomattox River to the east, Flat Creek to the south, and the Norfolk Southern Railway to the northwest. The railroad, originally the Richmond and Danville, crosses Route 631 between the village and Route 604.[1] The community of Chula lies 2 miles southwest, and Mattoax and Masons Corner approximately 2 miles north. The area is served by the post office at Amelia Court House, the county seat, 8 miles southwest of Coverly.

During the Civil War, cavalry led by Union general August Kautz conducted raids against the Richmond and Danville Railroad in 1864. Confederate defenders clashed with Kautz's forces at Flat Creek Bridge, less than a mile west of the area later called Coverly, on May 14.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.drpt.virginia.gov/media/2944/2019-09-24_front-of-rail-map_print-final.pdf. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  2. ^ The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Serial 68, Page 6, "Operations in SE. VA. and N.C.", Chapter XLVIII. Retrieved January 4, 2022.

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