Cove Springs is a small

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in northwestern Cherokee County,

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, United States. According to the

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, the community had a population of 40 in 2000. It is located within the Tyler-Jacksonville combined statistical area.

History

The area in what is known as Cove Springs today was first settled in the 1850s. It was given the name Cove Springs for a

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on the

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, which was a stopping point for travelers. A Methodist Church was established at the turn of the century and a Baptist church was established in 1932. It had both churches, several businesses, and several scattered houses after

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. People left after the war ended, but it still had two churches and a few businesses in the early 1990s. Its population was 40 in 2000.

Geography

Cove Springs is located along U.S. Highway 175, northwest of

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in northwestern Cherokee County.

Education

Cove Springs had its own school in 1896 and had 23 students enrolled. The area is now part of the

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Government

The Earle's Chapel Volunteer Fire Department's Station #2 is located in Cove Springs; it serves Cove Springs and the surrounding area."Contact Us"
, earleschapelvfd.org. Retrieved 2018-05-26.

References

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