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Welcome to Copeland ...

Copeland is located in Saint Clair County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Copeland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

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

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

Communities Also Named Copeland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Copeland - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia (3), Idaho, Kansas (2), Maryland, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Texas (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Copeland ...

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

  • Clinton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Appleton City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Osceola
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lowry City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Urich
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Deepwater
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Montrose
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Schell City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockville is located in Bates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Roscoe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Roscoe is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Copeland ...

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

Adding Copeland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Copeland in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Copeland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Copeland post office opened in 1887. The Copeland post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Copeland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Saint Clair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Copeland - 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/