Welcome to Copeland ...
So far, we found very little information about Copeland. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Copeland to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Copeland, please Contact Us.
Copeland would have been located within present day Harris County<2>.
The location of Copeland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Copeland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Copeland is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Copeland was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Copeland (for example, toward Valley (AL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The location where Copeland once stood is in the (706) and (762)<5> area codes.
Websites for Copeland ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.harriscountychamber.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Copeland, the following might be of interest:
Communities Also Named Copeland ...
While we believe that this Copeland is located in Harris County, we know of another 2 Georgia communities named Copeland. Those communities are located in the following counties: Dodge and Telfair County.
Beyond Georgia, there are 22 communities that are also named Copeland - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Florida, Idaho, Kansas (2), Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Texas (2) and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Copeland.
Communities near Copeland ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Copeland.
- Maridale Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maridale Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maridale Estates
- Maridale Estates is located in Muscogee County
- Estimated population in 2019: 60,867 people
- LaGrange
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaGrange have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
- LaGrange is located in Troup County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,741 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaGrange <6>
- Mountain Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
- Mountain Hill is located in Harris County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
- Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
- Valley is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,077 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley <6>
- Lanett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanett
- Lanett is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,054 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanett <6>
- Smith's Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith's Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
- Smith's Station is located in Lee County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
- Glenns
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Fortson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortson
- Fortson is located in Muscogee County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 4,924 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fortson <6>
- West Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- West Point is located in Troup County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,723 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <6>
- Twin Chapel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Chapel
- Twin Chapel is located in Muscogee County
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,701 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 Copeland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Copeland.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Copeland. 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 Copeland.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Copeland. See our Newspapers Page for Copeland.
Adding Copeland to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Copeland in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Copeland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Copeland post office opened in 1900.
We also found Copeland on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Copeland.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.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 Copeland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Harris, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Copeland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (762) is an overlay for area code (706). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |