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Welcome to Cooper ...

Cooper is located in Monterey County<1>.

Cooper is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Cooper lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Cooper ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Cooper: This one is located in Monterey County and the other is located in Lake County.

Beyond California, there are 36 communities that are also named Cooper - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (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.

Websites for Cooper ...

Junior League:   www.jlmontereycounty.org/

Communities near Cooper ...

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

  • Salinas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Watsonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Hollister
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Seaside
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Monterey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Marina
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina
    • Marina is located in Monterey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,836 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marina <3>
  • Pacific Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Carmel-by-the-Sea
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • San Juan Bautista
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Del Rey Oaks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey Oaks
    • Del Rey Oaks is located in Monterey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,645 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 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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Monterey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cooper - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.