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Welcome to Copley ...

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

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

Copley would have been located within present day Shasta County<2>.

Copley was established in 1870s.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Copley: Named after Mr. Copley.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Copley is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Copley was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Copley was located: 530 & 837<4>

In the past, Copley was named Motion.

Communities Also Named Copley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Copley - they are located in Louisiana, Manitoba, Ohio and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Copley ...

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

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

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

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

Adding Copley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Copley 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 (so far) for Copley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Copley post office opened in 1886. The Copley post office closed in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Copley.

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 Copley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Shasta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Copley - 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 530 code has been Overlayed with the 837 area code. New phone numbers in the Copley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Copley area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/