Our Genealogy Helper
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 Copley (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 Copley. 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 southeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next parish to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the south.
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 south 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.
Copley is located in Union 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 Union Parish: Ashley (AR), Union (AR), Claiborne, Lincoln, Morehouse & Ouachita.
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Copley. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Copley:
- Union Parish (The home parish of Copley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Copley, with the one closest to Copley listed first.
- Pisgah
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pisgah is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Lillie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spearsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bernice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
- Truxno
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Truxno is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxno
- Farmerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Downsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wilhite
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilhite is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite
- Haile
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Haile is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haile
- Bienville Parish
- Arcadia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Claiborne Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Copley, with the one closest to Copley listed first.
- Weldon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Wards Mill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
- Junction City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Summerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Lisbon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arizona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Arizona is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
- Sugar Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Gordon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gordon is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Homer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Athens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Haynesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Darley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Darley is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darley
- Jackson Parish
- Cartwright
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Lincoln Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Copley, with the one closest to Copley listed first.
- Hico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hico is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Dubach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vining Mills ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
- Unionville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Cedarton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
- Vienna
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
- Ruston
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sibley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Choudrant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Grambling
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Simsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Averit ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
- Ouachita Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Copley, with the one closest to Copley listed first.
- Eureka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Frost Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
- Calhoun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Union County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Copley, with the one closest to Copley listed first.
- Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blanchard Springs is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
- Junction City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Scotland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Scotland is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Dodge City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dodge City is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Strong
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Urbana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Urbana is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- El Dorado
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lawson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lawson is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Perdue City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Perdue City is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue City
- Lapile
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lapile is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapile
- Crain City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Crain City is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain City
- Bolding
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bolding is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolding
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Copley, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Copley.
Cemeteries Near Copley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Copley.
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 Copley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Copley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Copley, with the one closest to Copley listed first.
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bernice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Barrett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Camp Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alabama - Weldon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Patrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hard Shell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (310 more) ...
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Copley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Copley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Copley, with the one closest to Copley listed first.
- Spearsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Weldon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
- Clayton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clayton is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Shiloh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Cherry Ridge ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cherry Ridge is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
- Wards Mill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
- Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blanchard Springs is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
- Hico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hico is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Summerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Caledonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Caledonia is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Vining Mills ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Conway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Conway is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Lisbon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Copley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Copley.
Newspapers Published in Copley ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Copley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Copley, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Copley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Copley:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Union Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Bienville Parish
- Claiborne Parish
- Jackson Parish
- Lincoln Parish
- Ouachita Parish
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
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 Copley, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Copley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |