Welcome to Cooper ...

Cooper is located in Chilton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cooper, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Cooper is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Cooper lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Cooper ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Cooper - they are located in Arkansas (2), 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.

• Clanton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clanton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clanton
  • Clanton is located in Chilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clanton <4>
• Jemison
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jemison
  • Jemison is located in Chilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jemison <4>
• Thorsby
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorsby
  • Thorsby is located in Chilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorsby <4>
• Deatsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deatsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville
  • Deatsville is located in Elmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deatsville <4>
• Maplesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
  • Maplesville is located in Chilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maplesville <4>
• Billingsley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsley
  • Billingsley is located in Autauga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Billingsley <4>
• Mountain Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
  • Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
• Marbury
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
  • Marbury is located in Autauga County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marbury <4>
• White City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • White City is located in Autauga County
• Dollar
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dollar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
  • Dollar is located in Coosa County

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.

Adding Cooper to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cooper in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections 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>

X2X - From that list, the Cooper post office opened in 1879.

We also found Cooper in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions 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 Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/