Welcome to Copenhagen ...

Copenhagen is located in Caldwell Parish<1>.

The location of Copenhagen has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Copenhagen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

Copenhagen is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Copenhagen lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Copenhagen: (318)

Communities Also Named Copenhagen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Copenhagen - they are located in Alabama, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ontario, Texas and Vermont.

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

Communities near Copenhagen ...

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

• Olla
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olla
  • Olla is located in La Salle Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olla <4>
• Urania
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urania have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urania
  • Urania is located in La Salle Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urania <4>
• Clarks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
  • Clarks is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks <4>
• Grayson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
  • Grayson is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayson <4>
• Columbia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Banks Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Springs
  • Banks Springs is located in Caldwell Parish
• Kelly
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
  • Kelly is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelly <4>
• Rosefield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosefield
  • Rosefield is located in Catahoula Parish
• Mount Pleasant
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Caldwell Parish
• Enterprise
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Enterprise is located in Catahoula Parish

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Copenhagen ...

Looking for more information about Copenhagen? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Copenhagen, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Copenhagen.

Adding Copenhagen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Copenhagen 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 for Copenhagen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Copenhagen post office opened in 1837.

We also found Copenhagen in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Copenhagen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Copenhagen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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