Welcome to Copenhagen ...
So far, we found very little information about Copenhagen. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Copenhagen to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Copenhagen, please Contact Us.
Copenhagen would have been located within present day Jackson County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Copenhagen, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Copenhagen is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Copenhagen was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Copenhagen (for example, toward Cole City (GA)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
The Area Codes where Copenhagen was located: 256 & 938<4>
Communities Also Named Copenhagen ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Copenhagen - they are located in Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ontario, Texas and Vermont.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Copenhagen.
Communities near Copenhagen ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Copenhagen.
- Thompsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Thompsonville is located in Walker County (GA)
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,528 people
- Jasper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jasper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Jasper is located in Marion County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,412 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <7>
- Sewanee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewanee
- Sewanee is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,311 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sewanee <7>
- Trenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Trenton is located in Dade County (GA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,153 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <7>
- Stevenson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevenson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
- Stevenson is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,896 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stevenson <7>
- Morganville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morganville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Whitwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitwell
- Whitwell is located in Marion County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,719 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitwell <7>
- Kimball
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Kimball is located in Marion County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimball <7>
- Tracy City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tracy City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy City
- Tracy City is located in Grundy County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,403 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tracy City <7>
- Powells Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powells Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
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 Copenhagen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Copenhagen.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Copenhagen. 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 Copenhagen.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Copenhagen. See our Newspapers Page for Copenhagen.
Adding Copenhagen to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Copenhagen 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 Copenhagen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Copenhagen post office opened in 1878.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Copenhagen.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.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 Copenhagen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Copenhagen - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Copenhagen area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Copenhagen area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |