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Nearest Communities to Cooper,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Cooper, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Cooper:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Cooper.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.


Cooper is located in Washington County.

The following 3 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Aroostook, Hancock & Penobscot.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 100 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Cooper.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Cooper (which is Washington County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Cooper

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Washington County   (where Cooper resides)
    • Given the large number of communities that are located in Washington County, we have limited the list to those within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Cooper (about 100 communities).
    • County Website:   https://washingtoncountymaine.com/
    • County Seat for Washington:   Machias
    • Note: The Atlantic Ocean lies to the south
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cooper   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cooper.
      • Grove
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Grove is also located in Washington County
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      • Cedar
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Cedar is also located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
      • Meddybemps
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Corner
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Pine Corner is also located in Washington County
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      • Mud Landing
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Mud Landing is also located in Washington County
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      • Blanchard Corner
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Blanchard Corner is also located in Washington County
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      • Crawford
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Crawford is also located in Washington County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
      • Marion
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Marion is also located in Washington County
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      • Alexander
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Ayers
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Ayers is also located in Washington County
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      • Lower Dennysville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Lower Dennysville is also located in Washington County
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      • Charlotte
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Charlotte is also located in Washington County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
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        • Wesley
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Wesley is also located in Washington County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
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        • Dennysville
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Northfield
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Northfield is also located in Washington County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
        • West Pembroke
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • West Pembroke is also located in Washington County
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        • Imnarkuan ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Imnarkuan was located in Washington County
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        • Pembroke
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Pembroke is also located in Washington County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <3>
        • South Princeton
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • South Princeton is also located in Washington County
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        • Woodland
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Woodland is also located in Washington County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
        • Baring
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Baring is also located in Washington County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
          • Baring has also been known as:
          • Baring Plantation
        • Jacksonville
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Jacksonville is also located in Washington County
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        • Mattimo Place
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Mattimo Place is also located in Washington County
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        • Smith Landing
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Smith Landing is also located in Washington County
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        • Woodland Junction
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Woodland Junction is also located in Washington County
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        • Saint Croix Junction
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Saint Croix Junction is also located in Washington County
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        • Chase Mills
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Chase Mills is also located in Washington County
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        • Edmunds
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Edmunds is also located in Washington County
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        • Rivers End
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Rivers End is also located in Washington County
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        • Baileyville
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • East Machias
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Marshfield
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Marshfield is also located in Washington County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
        • Halls Mills
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Halls Mills is also located in Washington County
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        • North Perry
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • North Perry is also located in Washington County
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        • Calais
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Calais is also located in Washington County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
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        • Milltown
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Milltown is also located in Washington County
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        • Dog Town
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Dog Town is also located in Washington County
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        • Hoyttown
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Hoyttown is also located in Washington County
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        • Machias
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Machias is also located in Washington County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,844 people
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        • Machiasport Station
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Machiasport Station is also located in Washington County
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        • Whitneyville
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Whitneyville is also located in Washington County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
        • North Trescott
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • North Trescott is also located in Washington County
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        • Perry
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Perry is also located in Washington County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
        • South Robbinston
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • South Robbinston is also located in Washington County
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        • Whitlocks Mill
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Whitlocks Mill is also located in Washington County
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        • Red Beach Landing
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Red Beach Landing is also located in Washington County
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        • West Princeton
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • West Princeton is also located in Washington County
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        • Whiting
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Whiting is also located in Washington County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiting <3>
        • Red Beach
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Red Beach is also located in Washington County
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        • Robbinston
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Machiasport
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Pleasant Point
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Pleasant Point is also located in Washington County
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        • Princeton
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Greenlaw Chopping Landing
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Peter Dana Point
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Peter Dana Point is also located in Washington County
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        • Quoddy
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Quoddy is also located in Washington County
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        • Lamb Place
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Lamb Place is also located in Washington County
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        • Gould Landing
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Gould Landing is also located in Washington County
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        • Kennebec
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Kennebec is also located in Washington County
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        • Larrabee
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Larrabee is also located in Washington County
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        • West Lubec
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • West Lubec is also located in Washington County
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        • Eastport
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Eastport is also located in Washington County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
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        • North Lubec
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • North Lubec is also located in Washington County
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        • Kelleyland
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Kelleyland is also located in Washington County
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        • Jonesboro
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • North Cutler
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • North Cutler is also located in Washington County
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        • Split Hill
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Split Hill is also located in Washington County
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        • Brewster Corner
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Brewster Corner is also located in Washington County
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        • Centerville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Centerville is also located in Washington County
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        • Ridge
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Ridge is also located in Washington County
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        • Grand Lake Stream
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Bucks Harbor
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Bucks Harbor is also located in Washington County
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        • South Trescott
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • South Trescott is also located in Washington County
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        • Jonesboro Station
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Jonesboro Station is also located in Washington County
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        • Tibbettstown
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Tibbettstown is also located in Washington County
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        • Fletcher Field
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Fletcher Field is also located in Washington County
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        • Lubec
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Lubec is also located in Washington County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lubec <3>
        • South Lubec
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • South Lubec is also located in Washington County
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        • Grand Lake Stream Plantation
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Grand Lake Stream Plantation is also located in Washington County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
        • Cutler
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Cutler is also located in Washington County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cutler <3>
        • Little Machias
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Little Machias is also located in Washington County
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        • Little River Corner
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Little River Corner is also located in Washington County
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        • Roque Bluffs
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Roque Bluffs is also located in Washington County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
        • Starboard
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Starboard is also located in Washington County
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        • Epping
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Epping is also located in Washington County
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        • Monsapec
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Monsapec is also located in Washington County
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        • Columbia Falls
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Bear Trap Landing
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Bear Trap Landing is also located in Washington County
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        • Columbia
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Columbia is also located in Washington County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
        • Elsemore Landing
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Elsemore Landing is also located in Washington County
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        • Indian Landing
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Indian Landing is also located in Washington County
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        • Jumbo Landing
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Jumbo Landing is also located in Washington County
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        • Addison
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Addison is also located in Washington County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
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        • Waite
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Waite is also located in Washington County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
        • Indian River
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Indian River is also located in Washington County
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        • Bingo
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Bingo is also located in Washington County
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        • Georgetown
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Georgetown is also located in Washington County
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        • Harrington
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Marshville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Marshville is also located in Washington County
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        • Jonesport
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Jonesport is also located in Washington County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,332 people
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Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cooper) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.