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Introduction ...

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 Copper Cove Village (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 Copper Cove Village. 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.

Name Variations for Copper Cove Village ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Copper Cove Village: Copper Cv. Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

Copper Cove Village is located in Calaveras County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Calaveras County: Alpine, Amador, San Joaquin, Stanislaus & Tuolumne.

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

  • Calaveras County     (The home county of Copper Cove Village)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Copper Cove Village, with the one closest to Copper Cove Village listed first.
    • Copperopolis
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Shores of Poker Flat
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Telegraph City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Telegraph City is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph City
    • Carmen City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Carmen City is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmen City
    • Melones ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Melones is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melones
    • Altaville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Angels Camp
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Angels City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Angels City is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels City
    • Angels
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Angels is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,963 people
    • Lost City ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lost City is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
    • Vallecito
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Milton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Milton is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Amador County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Copper Cove Village, with the one closest to Copper Cove Village listed first.
    • Electra ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Electra is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
    • Jackson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Camanche Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Camanche Village is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche Village
    • Martell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Mariposa County
  • San Joaquin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Copper Cove Village, with the one closest to Copper Cove Village listed first.
    • Cometa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Cometa is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cometa
    • Farmington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Trigo ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Trigo is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigo
    • Bellota
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Bellota is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellota
    • Escalon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Escalon is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escalon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,580 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Escalon <1>
    • Peters
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Alba
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Alba is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
    • Holden ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Holden is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
    • Linden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Walthal
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Walthal is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthal
    • Atlanta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Atlanta is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
    • Clements
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stanislaus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Copper Cove Village, with the one closest to Copper Cove Village listed first.
    • Knights Ferry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • East Oakdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • East Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Oakdale
    • Adela
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Adela is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adela
    • Oakdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <1>
    • La Grange
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Waterford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Riverbank
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Del Rio
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Del Rio is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rio
    • Stewart
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Stewart is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
    • Empire
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hughson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Tuolumne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Copper Cove Village, with the one closest to Copper Cove Village listed first.
    • Tuttletown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Tuttletown is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttletown
    • Yosemite Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Yosemite Junction is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Junction
    • Rawhide
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Rawhide is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
    • Jamestown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Stent
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Stent is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stent
    • Chinese Camp
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Columbia Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Columbia Village is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Village
    • Sonora
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Columbia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • East Sonora
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • East Sonora is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sonora
    • Martinez
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Martinez is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
    • Squabbletown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Squabbletown is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squabbletown

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

Cemeteries Near Copper Cove Village ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Copper Cove Village.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Copper Cove Village - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Copperopolis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Williams Knight Burial Site
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Altaville Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altaville Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Altaville Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Altaville.
    • The Altaville Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Angels Camp Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2269483 <2>
  • Altaville Protestant Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Altaville Serbian Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Catholic Cemetery is located in Altaville.
  • Lode Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lode Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lode Cemetery is located in Altaville.
  • Dean Family Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dean Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Milton.
    • The Dean Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wilson Burial Ground
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2503319 <2>
  • Jamestown Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Stent Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stent Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Stent Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Stent
    • The Stent Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Poverty Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2229117 <2>
  • Vallecito Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (41 more) ...
    • Milton Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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.<4>

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

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

  • Copperopolis
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Telegraph City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Telegraph City is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph City
  • Knights Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Tuttletown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Tuttletown is located in Tuolumne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttletown
  • Angels Camp
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jamestown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Chinese Camp
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Milton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Milton is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Sonora
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Columbia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Douglas Flat
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Murphys
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Jenny Lind
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jenny Lind is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
    • San Andreas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Oakdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Copper Cove Village ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Copper Cove Village.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Copper Cove Village, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Copper Cove Village.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Copper Cove Village:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Copper Cove Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Cove Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.