Covert, Kansas

Covert, Kansas
Unincorporated community

KDOT map of Osborne County (legend)
Covert
Covert
Coordinates: 39°16′49″N 98°48′39″W / 39.28028°N 98.81083°W / 39.28028; -98.81083Coordinates: 39°16′49″N 98°48′39″W / 39.28028°N 98.81083°W / 39.28028; -98.81083[1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Osborne
Township Covert
Founded 1880
Elevation[1] 1,762 ft (537 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 785
FIPS code 20-16075[1]
GNIS ID 0484597[1]

Covert is an unincorporated community in Covert Township, Osborne County, Kansas, United States.[1]

History

Covert was founded and laid out in 1880. At its height, the population was 150.[2]

A post office was opened at Covert in 1873, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1961.[3]

The town is known for the 1923 discovery of the Covert Meteorite, and for "the unsolved murders of the Albert Kaser family in 1928."[4][5][6]

Bill and Marlene Murphy of Covert received a 40-year Length of Service Award for their work as precipitation observers for the National Weather Service[7]

Geography

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Covert has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[8]

Education

Covert's rural high school district was organized in 1915. The high school burned down in 1951, and was closed permanently the following year.[2] The school mascot was Covert Coyotes.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Covert, Kansas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. 1 2 "Covert". ghosttowns.com. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
  3. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on 9 October 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Covert, Kansas - a murder story". Dead towns of Kansas. 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
  5. ↑ Kennedy, Mona Winder (2012). Covert, Kansas: the evolution of a ghost town, from the beginning-- to the memories (First ed.). Osborne, Kansas: Ad Astra Publishing. ISBN 9781606140130.
  6. ↑ Bostick, Mark (2002). "Nininger's Covert - Collector's Corner". Meteorite Times Magazine Articles - Meteorites & Tektites, Meteorite Dealers, Links & Classifieds. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
  7. ↑ "Covert Kansas Observers Receive 40 Year Length of Service Award". National Weather Service Forecast Office, Hastings, NE. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
  8. ↑ Climate Summary for Covert, Kansas
  9. ↑ "Portis School News", Portis Independent, 23 November 1939, p.1

Further reading

  • Kennedy, Mona Winder (2012). Covert, Kansas: the evolution of a ghost town, from the beginning-- to the memories (First ed.). Osborne, Kansas: Ad Astra Publishing. ISBN 9781606140130.
  • "Covert Kansas - an Osborne County ghost town". Dead towns of Kansas. 2012-10-01. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
  • The Pixley blacksmith shop, Covert, Kansas, 1886
  • Covert, Kansas Topo Map
  • Aerial photography of Covert, Kansas


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