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Federal
Latest Census Bureau numbers for Covington city, Virginia: population estimates, veterans, median household income, housing and businesses, built from Population Estimates, the decennial census and American Community Survey data.
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The Library of Virginia's guide maps family history sources by record type, from statewide birth, marriage and death records begun in 1853 to census, land office, military, tax and church records.
Open official site Virginia Genealogy Research, Library of VirginiaCounty court
Bankruptcy court for western Virginia with offices in Roanoke and Harrisonburg and court hearings in Lynchburg. Offers notices, the court calendar, local rules and standing orders, forms and Zoom instructions.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of VirginiaCounty court
Virginia lookup of general district court cases, one court at a time, by party name, case number, hearing date or person served; protective orders and civil commitment cases are not included.
Open official site General District Court Online Case Information SystemVital records
Virginia's Office of Vital Records issues certified birth, death, marriage and divorce records online, by mail or at its Richmond lobby for $15 a copy, to immediate family members with valid ID.
Open official site Virginia Department of Health Office of Vital RecordsPolice & jail
Virginia Department of Corrections lookup by name or DOC ID of people in state facilities, on probation or parole, in jails under VADOC authority or in the CCAP program; updated daily.
Open official site Virginia DOC Inmate and Supervisee LocatorPolice & jail
The State Police clearinghouse is Virginia's center for missing persons, linked to all Virginia law enforcement agencies through VCIN and to NCIC; its public list, updated daily, gives age, sex, race and physical description.
Open official site Virginia State Police Missing Persons ClearinghousePolice & jail
Virginia State Police tip page for wanted persons: anyone with information on a wanted individual is asked to call headquarters in Richmond or one of seven division offices across the state.
Open official site Virginia State Police Wanted PersonsPolice & jail
Public registry kept by the Virginia State Police under Chapter 9 of Title 9.1 of the Code of Virginia. A listing does not mean the State Police judged a person to be currently dangerous.
Open official site Virginia Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors RegistryPolice & jail
Virginia State Police record check requested on a notarized form that anyone may use; results take about 15 business days after the form arrives by mail, with no expedited or same day service.
Open official site Virginia Criminal History Record CheckCity records
Covington residents can pay online, find forms and applications, notices on the real estate reassessment and delinquent taxes, utilities, voter registration and CodeRED alerts. City offices: 333 W. Locust St.
Open official site City of CovingtonCity records
Alleghany County's list of area fire and rescue squads gives the Covington Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad at 435 W. Hawthorne St. in Covington, phone (540) 965-6392.
Open official site Covington Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue SquadEverything else, organized
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Covington public records are kept by the offices listed above. Start with the office that created the record.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The old survey maps record 5 holes inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area.
Virginia abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 10 investigations with a Covington address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $144,840 in back wages agreed for 625 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| MeadWestvaco Corporation, Inc. | 3 | $85,784 | 521 |
| City of Covington | 1 | $40,396 | 13 |
| Jackson River Enterprises, Inc. | 2 | $32,038 | 63 |
| A Royal Touch Hospitality LLC | 1 | $31,707 | 18 |
| H & M Electric & Construction Inc. | 1 | $10,489 | 7 |
| AKTA Enterprises, Inc. | 1 | $2,962 | 16 |
| Miller Electric Company | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| North South Development LLC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Covington, by back wages agreed; 5 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Virginia wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
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Voter registration in Virginia is run by the Virginia Department of Elections and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Covington.
Deeds for property in Covington are recorded by the Independent city Circuit Court Clerk, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Independent city page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Virginia come from the state vital records office, Virginia Division of Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Businesses that operate in Covington register with the Virginia State Corporation Commission, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Covington requires one, comes from the town or Independent city.
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Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office. Covington is an independent city and is not part of any county, so there is no county page for it. The pages below cover the surrounding area.