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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 Coopers (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 Coopers. 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.

Neighboring Parishes/Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next parish to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes/counties instead of the parish in which they lived:  their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the east contained birth and death records; the parish to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Coopers is located in Vernon Parish.

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

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Vernon Parish: Allen, Beauregard, Natchitoches, Rapides, Sabine & Newton (TX).

Below are the parishes/counties that are near Coopers. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coopers:

  • Vernon Parish     (The home parish of Coopers)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coopers, with the one closest to Coopers listed first.
    • Pickering
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Pickering is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
    • Billy Goat Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Billy Goat Hill is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billy Goat Hill
    • Elmwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Elmwood is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
    • Fort Polk
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • New Llano
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Savage Fork
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Savage Fork is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Fork
    • Pinewood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Pinewood is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
    • Fertitta Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Fertitta Park is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertitta Park
    • Leesville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Westwood Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Westwood Village is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
    • Fort Polk North
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Fort Polk North is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Polk North
    • Rosepine
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Allen Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coopers, with the one closest to Coopers listed first.
    • Grant
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Reids
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Reids is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reids
    • Tenmile
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Tenmile is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
    • Cherry Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Cherry Grove is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
    • Elizabeth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Marionville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Marionville is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
  • Beauregard Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coopers, with the one closest to Coopers listed first.
    • Ikes
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Ikes is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ikes
    • Ludington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Ludington is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
    • DeRidder
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Sugartown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Merryville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Newlin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Newlin is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
    • Singer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Dry Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Longville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Rapides Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coopers, with the one closest to Coopers listed first.
    • Mora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sieper
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sabine Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coopers, with the one closest to Coopers listed first.
    • Rock ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rock is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
    • Toro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Toro is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro
    • Florien
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Newton County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coopers, with the one closest to Coopers listed first.
    • Toledo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Toledo is located in Newton County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
    • South Toledo Bend
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • South Toledo Bend is located in Newton County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Toledo Bend
    • Burkeville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Wiergate
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Shanklerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Shanklerville is located in Newton County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanklerville
    • Hughes ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hughes is located in Newton County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
    • Bon Wier
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sabine County (TX)
    • Fairmount
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Fairmount is located in Sabine County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Coopers, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Coopers.

Cemeteries Near Coopers ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coopers.

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 Coopers - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Cooper Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cemetery #7
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cyer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Craft Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Smart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cemetery #1
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cemetery #6
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (129 more) ...
    • Leesville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Rosepine Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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.<2>

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

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

  • Elmwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Elmwood is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
  • Leesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Caney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Caney is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
  • Anacoco
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Walnut Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Walnut Hill is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
  • Hicks
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Hicks is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
  • Toledo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Toledo is located in Newton County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Simpson
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Toro
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Toro is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Burkeville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Dido
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Dido is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dido
    • Cora
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Cora is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
    • Kisatchie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Kisatchie is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kisatchie
    • Fairmount
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Fairmount is located in Sabine County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
    • Mora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Coopers ...

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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coopers.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coopers, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coopers.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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 Coopers:

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>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 Coopers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coopers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.