Welcome to Copper Hill (aka 'Copperhill') ...
So far, we found very little information about Copper Hill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Copper Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Copper Hill, please Contact Us.
Copper Hill would have been located within present day Mineral County<2>.
The location of Copper Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
Copper Hill was founded in 1907.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Copper Hill is 4,160 feet [1,268 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Copper Hill is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Copper Hill was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Copper Hill would have been located in the (775) area code.
The community of Copper Hill has also been called Copperhill.
Communities Also Named Copper Hill ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Copper Hill - they are located in Arizona, New Jersey and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Copper Hill.
Communities near Copper Hill ...
We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Copper Hill.
- Copper Run ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Run
- Copper Run is located in Mineral County
- Schurz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schurz
- Schurz is located in Mineral County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schurz <5>
- Babbitt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbitt
- Babbitt is located in Mineral County
- Hawthorne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Hawthorne is located in Mineral County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawthorne <5>
- Wichman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichman
- Wichman is located in Lyon County
- Pine Grove ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Pine Grove is located in Lyon County
- Yerington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerington
- Yerington is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,253 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yerington <5>
- Kinkaid
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Copper Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Copper Hill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Copper Hill. 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 Copper Hill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Copper Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Copper Hill.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Copper Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Mineral, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Copper Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |