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Introduction ...

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

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

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Copperopolis (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Copperopolis. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Copperopolis is historic, it would have been located within present day Yavapai County.

To see how the shape of Arizona's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Yavapai County: Coconino, Gila, La Paz, Maricopa & Mohave.

Below are the counties that are near Copperopolis. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Copperopolis:

  • Yavapai County     (The home county of Copperopolis)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Copperopolis, with the one closest to Copperopolis listed first.
    • Constellation ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Constellation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constellation
      • Constellation is located in Yavapai County
    • Minnehaha ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnehaha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
      • Minnehaha is located in Yavapai County
    • Fort Misery ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Misery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Misery
      • Fort Misery is located in Yavapai County
    • Lapham ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapham
      • Lapham is located in Yavapai County
    • Minnehaha Flats ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Minnehaha Flats. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha Flats
      • Minnehaha Flats is located in Yavapai County
    • Humbug ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humbug
      • Humbug is located in Yavapai County
    • Shelley ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelley
      • Shelley is located in Yavapai County
    • Columbia ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
      • Columbia is located in Yavapai County
    • Oro Belle ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oro Belle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro Belle
      • Oro Belle is located in Yavapai County
    • Wagoner ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
      • Wagoner is located in Yavapai County
    • Bradshaw City ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradshaw City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw City
      • Bradshaw City is located in Yavapai County
    • Crown King
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Maricopa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Copperopolis, with the one closest to Copperopolis listed first.
    • Wickenburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Morristown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Circle City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circle City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle City
      • Circle City is located in Maricopa County
    • Wittmann
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • New River
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Anthem
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Vulture City ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulture City
      • Vulture City is located in Maricopa County
      • Vulture City has also been known as:
      • Vulture Mine
      • Vulture
    • Sun City West
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Surprise
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Copperopolis, see our County-by-County Page for Copperopolis.

Newspapers Published in Copperopolis ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Copperopolis.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Copperopolis, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Copperopolis.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Copperopolis:

Cemeteries Near Copperopolis ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Copperopolis.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Copperopolis covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Copperopolis, with the one closest to Copperopolis listed first.

  • Copperopolis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Constellation Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Constellation Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Constellation Cemetery
  • Champie Ranch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kentucks Gravesite
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kentucks Gravesite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kentucks Gravesite
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57047 <6>
  • Minnehaha Flats Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Minnehaha Flats Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minnehaha Flats Cemetery
  • Shelley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Shelley Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelley Cemetery
  • Columbia Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Columbia Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbia Cemetery
  • Champie Mill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Champie Mill Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • The Champie Mill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Allen's Mill Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Champie Mill Cemetery
  • Bradshaw City Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Crown King Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Walnut Grove Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Octave Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Octave Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Octave Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2292708 <6>
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Garcia Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brill Ranch Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Brill Ranch Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • The Brill Ranch Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Martin Family Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brill Ranch Cemetery
    • St. Alban's Episcopal Church Memorial Garden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Copperopolis in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Copperopolis.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Copperopolis, with the one closest to Copperopolis listed first.

  • Briggs
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briggs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
    • Briggs is located in Yavapai County
  • Crown King
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tip Top ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tip Top
    • Tip Top is located in Yavapai County
  • Walnut Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Walnut Grove is located in Yavapai County
  • Stanton ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
    • Stanton is located in Yavapai County
  • Wickenburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bumble Bee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Congress
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Cordes ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordes
    • Cordes is located in Yavapai County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Mayer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Walker
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Walker is located in Yavapai County
    • Vulture City ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulture City
      • Vulture City is located in Maricopa County
      • Vulture City has also been known as:
      • Vulture Mine
      • Vulture
    • Big Bug ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Bug. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bug
      • Big Bug is located in Yavapai County
    • Howells ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Howells. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells
      • Howells is located in Yavapai County
    • Stoddard ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stoddard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
      • Stoddard is located in Yavapai County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Copperopolis. See our List of 1890's Communities around Copperopolis.

The official website for Yavapai County: www.co.yavapai.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.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 Copperopolis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Copperopolis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Copperopolis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0804, Longitude: -112.4698       In this case, the coordinates for Copperopolis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.




 

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