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Welcome to Copas ...

Copas is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Copas, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

Copas is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Copas: 651

Communities near Copas ...

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

  • Maplewood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakdale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakdale is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,773 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <3>
  • White Bear Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lino Lakes
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Forest Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Stillwater
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hugo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hugo is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,452 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <3>
  • Hudson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Hudson is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,168 people
  • Vadnais Heights
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • North Saint Paul
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Copas ...

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

Adding Copas to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Copas 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 (so far) for Copas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Copas post office opened in 1906. The Copas post office closed in 1927.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Copas.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Copas - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/