Welcome to Copenhaver ...

So far, we found very little information about Copenhaver. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Copenhaver to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Copenhaver, please Contact Us.

Copenhaver would have been located within present day Kanawha County<2>.

The location of Copenhaver has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Copenhaver, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Copenhaver is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Copenhaver was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Copenhaver still existed, it would have been in the (304) & (681)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Copenhaver ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Copenhaver - they are located in Maryland and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Copenhaver.

Communities near Copenhaver ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Copenhaver.

• Charleston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <6>
• South Charleston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Charleston
  • South Charleston is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Charleston <6>
• Saint Albans
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
  • Saint Albans is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <6>
• Dunbar
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
  • Dunbar is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunbar <6>
• Nitro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nitro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
  • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <6>
• Chesapeake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
  • Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
• Marmet
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmet
  • Marmet is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marmet <6>
• Belle
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
  • Belle is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <6>
• Clendenin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenin
  • Clendenin is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clendenin <6>
• Poca
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poca
  • Poca is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poca <6>

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 Copenhaver. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Copenhaver.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Copenhaver. 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 Copenhaver.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Copenhaver. See our Newspapers Page for Copenhaver.

Adding Copenhaver to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Copenhaver 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 Copenhaver was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Copenhaver post office opened in 1895.

We also found Copenhaver on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Copenhaver.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Kanawha County: www.kanawha.us/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/