Welcome to Copper City ...
So far, we found very little information about Copper City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Copper City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Copper City, please Contact Us.
Copper City would have been located within present day Shasta County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Copper City, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
Copper City was established in 1852. The community was inundated by Lake Shasta in 1944.
Time Zone: The area where Copper City was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Copper City still existed, it would have been in the (530) area code.
Going back to its beginning, Copper City was originally named Brownsville. For more information about the names of Copper City, see The Names of Copper City on our Genealogy Page.
Communities Also Named Copper City ...
While we believe that this Copper City is located in Shasta County, we know of another 2 California communities named Copper City. Those communities are located in the following counties: Glenn and San Bernardino County.
Beyond California, there are 11 communities that are also named Copper City - they are located in British Columbia, Colorado, Michigan, Montana, Nevada (2), New Mexico, Utah and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Copper City.
Communities near Copper City ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Copper City.
- Redding
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
- Redding is located in Shasta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92,456 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redding <4>
- Shasta Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shasta Lake
- Shasta Lake is located in Shasta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,379 people
- Former names for Shasta Lake:
- Boomtown
- Central Valley
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shasta Lake <4>
- Baird ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Bayha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - O'Brien
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Brien
- O'Brien is located in Shasta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Brien <4>
- Furnaceville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnaceville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnaceville
- Furnaceville is located in Shasta County
- Ingot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingot
- Ingot is located in Shasta County
- Former names for Ingot:
- Afterthought
- Silverton
- McColl ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Mountain Gate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Gate
- Mountain Gate is located in Shasta County
- Former names for Mountain Gate:
- Bass
- Fish's Station
- Morley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Copper City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Copper City.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Copper City. 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 Copper City.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Copper City. See our Newspapers Page for Copper City.
Adding Copper City to Our Gazetteer ...
As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Copper City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Copper City post office opened in 1878.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Copper City.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Shasta County: www.co.shasta.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.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 Copper City, 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> | 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> | 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |