Welcome to Cooperville ...
Cooperville is located in Scott County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cooperville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.
Cooperville is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Cooperville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Cooperville: (601) and (769)<3>
Communities Also Named Cooperville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Cooperville - they are located in Georgia, Kansas and Ontario (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cooperville.
Communities near Cooperville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cooperville.
- Brandon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Brandon is located in Rankin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,396 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <4>
- Forest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Forest is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,483 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <4>
- Morton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Morton is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <4>
- Raleigh
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Raleigh is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raleigh <4>
- Pelahatchie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelahatchie
- Pelahatchie is located in Rankin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelahatchie <4>
- Polkville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Puckett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Daniel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Daniel is located in Smith County
- Hunter Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Hunter Town is located in Scott County
- Kalem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
- Kalem is located in Scott County
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 Cooperville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cooperville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cooperville. 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 Cooperville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cooperville. See our Newspapers Page for Cooperville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cooperville ...
Looking for more information about Cooperville? 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 Cooperville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cooperville.
Adding Cooperville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cooperville 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 Cooperville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Cooperville post office opened in 1891.
We also found Cooperville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cooperville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cooperville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Scott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cooperville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Area code (769) is an overlay for area code (601). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |