Welcome to Cooper ...

Cooper is located in Gloucester County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Cooper, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

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

Cooper is near sea level<3>.

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

Cooper is located in the (856) area code.

Communities Also Named Cooper ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Jersey communities named Cooper: This one is located in Gloucester County and the other is located in Passaic County.

Beyond New Jersey, there are 36 communities that are also named Cooper - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California (2), Colorado, Georgia (3), Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan (2), Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Ontario, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Cooper ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <4>
• Camden
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Camden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
• Wilmington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <4>
• Chester
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• West Chester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <4>
• Yeadon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
  • Yeadon is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <4>
• Gloucester City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
  • Gloucester City is located in Camden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
• Darby
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
  • Darby is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <4>
• Lansdowne
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
  • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <4>
• Woodbury
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cooper ...

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

Adding Cooper to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cooper.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cooper. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Gloucester County: www.co.gloucester.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/