Welcome to Cooper ...
So far, we found very little information about Cooper. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cooper to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cooper, please Contact Us.
Cooper would have been located within present day Pike County<2>.
The location of Cooper has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cooper, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Cooper is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Cooper was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Cooper once stood is in the (870) area code.
Communities Also Named Cooper ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Cooper: This one is located in Pike County and the other is located in Saint Francis County.
Beyond Arkansas, there are 36 communities that are also named Cooper - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Colorado, Georgia (3), Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan (2), Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey (2), New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Ontario, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cooper.
Communities near Cooper ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cooper.
- Glenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Glenwood is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,104 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenwood <5>
- Murfreesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murfreesboro
- Murfreesboro is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murfreesboro <5>
- Dierks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dierks
- Dierks is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dierks <5>
- Amity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Norman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Norman is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman <5>
- Black Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
- Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Kirby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Kirby is located in Pike County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirby <5>
- Star of the West ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star of the West
- Star of the West is located in Pike County
- Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Pike County
- Langley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Langley is located in Pike County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Langley <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cooper. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cooper.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cooper. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cooper.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cooper. See our Newspapers Page for Cooper.
Adding Cooper to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cooper in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cooper was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Cooper post office opened in 1910.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cooper.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cooper, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cooper - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |