Welcome to East Cooper ...

East Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Cooper, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for East Cooper: E. Cooper

East Cooper is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: East Cooper lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for East Cooper: 269

Communities near East Cooper ...

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

Kalamazoo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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- Kalamazoo is located in Kalamazoo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76,009 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kalamazoo
- From East Cooper to Kalamazoo
Battle Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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- Battle Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,799 people
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- Google driving directions:
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- From East Cooper to Battle Creek
Portage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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- Portage is located in Kalamazoo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49,787 people
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Springfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Springfield is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,184 people
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Allegan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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- Allegan is located in Allegan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,016 people
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- From East Cooper to Allegan
Otsego
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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- Otsego is located in Allegan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,988 people
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Plainwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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- Plainwell is located in Allegan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,774 people
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Vicksburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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- Vicksburg is located in Kalamazoo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,581 people
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Paw Paw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
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- Paw Paw is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,344 people
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- From your current location to Paw Paw
- From East Cooper to Paw Paw
Galesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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- Galesburg is located in Kalamazoo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,090 people
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- From East Cooper to Galesburg

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Cooper ...

Looking for more information about East Cooper? 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 East Cooper, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Cooper.

Adding East Cooper to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Cooper 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 East Cooper was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found East Cooper on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Cooper.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Kalamazoo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Cooper - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>	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.