Welcome to Cooper ...

Cooper is located in Lincoln County<1>.

The location of Cooper has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Cooper is 5,890 feet [1,795 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Cooper is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Cooper lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Cooper is within the boundaries of the (575) area code.

Communities Also Named Cooper ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Cooper: This one is located in Lincoln County and the other is located in Lea County.

Beyond New Mexico, there are 36 communities that are also named Cooper - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California (2), Colorado, Georgia (3), Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan (2), Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey (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 6 communities that are near Cooper.

• Claunch
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claunch
  • Claunch is located in Socorro County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claunch <4>
• Carrizozo
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrizozo
  • Carrizozo is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrizozo <4>
• Corona
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
  • Corona is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corona <4>
• Nogal
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nogal
  • Nogal is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nogal <4>
• Capitan
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capitan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitan
  • Capitan is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capitan <4>
• Cedarvale
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarvale
  • Cedarvale is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarvale <4>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cooper ...

Looking for more information about Cooper? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Cooper, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cooper.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cooper. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/