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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Copperville (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Copperville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest 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 south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of 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 south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Copperville is located in Coos County.

To see how the shape of New Hampshire's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Coos County: Oxford (ME), Carroll, Grafton & Essex (VT).

Below are the counties that are near Copperville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Copperville:

  • Coos County     (The home county of Copperville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Copperville, with the one closest to Copperville listed first.
    • Milan
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dummer
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • West Milan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • West Milan is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milan
    • Berlin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Percy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Percy is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
    • Stark
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Upper Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Upper Village is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Village
    • Gorham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Randolph
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Shelburne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jefferson Highland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jefferson Highland is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Highland
    • Starr King
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Starr King is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr King
    • Groveton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Copperville, with the one closest to Copperville listed first.
    • Jackson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Chatham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Harts Location
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Jericho
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jericho is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
    • Notchland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Notchland is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notchland
  • Grafton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Copperville, with the one closest to Copperville listed first.
    • Maplewood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Maplewood is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Pierce Bridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pierce Bridge is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Bridge
    • Bethlehem
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Apthorp
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Apthorp is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apthorp
    • Littleton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • North Littleton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • North Littleton is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Littleton
  • Oxford County (ME)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Copperville, with the one closest to Copperville listed first.
    • Upton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Upton is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upton <1>
    • Gilead
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Gilead is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • North Newry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • North Newry is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newry
    • West Bethel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • West Bethel is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethel
    • Newry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Newry is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newry <1>
    • Middle Dam
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Middle Dam is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Dam
    • Bethel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Bethel is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,749 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <1>
    • Mayville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Mayville is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
    • Andover
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • South Andover
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • South Andover is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Andover
    • Stoneham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Stoneham is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • East Andover
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • East Andover is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
    • Hanover
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Essex County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Copperville, with the one closest to Copperville listed first.
    • Guildhall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Guildhall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Guildhall is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guildhall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
    • Maidstone
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Maidstone is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidstone
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
    • Mill Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Mill Village is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
    • Lunenburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Brunswick Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Brunswick Springs is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick Springs
    • Bloomfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Bloomfield is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Brunswick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Brunswick is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
    • Granby
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Granby is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Granby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • East Concord
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • East Concord is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Concord
    • Gallup Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Gallup Mills is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup Mills
    • Bloomfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bloomfield is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Copperville, see our County-by-County Page for Copperville.

Cemeteries Near Copperville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Copperville.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Copperville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Copperville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Copperville, with the one closest to Copperville listed first.

  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Calvaire Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvaire Cemetery
    • The Mt. Calvaire Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Calvary
  • St. Anne Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Kieran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Beth Israel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • New Berlin City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Russian City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russian City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Russian City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Berlin.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2236819 <2>
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Berlin.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102804 <2>
  • Old City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Berlin.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209822 <2>
  • Lary Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Evans Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Hayes Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (91 more) ...
    • Hazelton Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Burbank Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Copperville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Copperville.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Copperville, with the one closest to Copperville listed first.

  • Milan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dummer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • West Milan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • West Milan is located in Coos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milan
  • Crystal
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Crystal is located in Coos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
  • Percy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Percy is located in Coos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
  • Stark
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Gorham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Randolph
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Shelburne
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jefferson Highland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jefferson Highland is located in Coos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Highland
  • Grange
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Grange is located in Coos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
  • Jefferson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Groveton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Riverton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverton is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • Upton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Upton is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upton <1>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Copperville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Copperville.

Newspapers Published in Copperville ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Copperville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Copperville, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Copperville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Copperville:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Copperville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Copperville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.