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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Copper. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Copper to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Copper, please Contact Us.

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 Copper (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 Copper. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Copper is historic, it would have been located within present day Jackson County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson County: Siskiyou (CA), Douglas, Josephine & Klamath.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Copper ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Copper.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Steamboat Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steamboat Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steamboat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39456 <5>
  • Horse Creek Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horse Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horse Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hartley Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gotcher Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gotcher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gotcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sparlin Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sparlin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sparlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sterling Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sterling Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sterling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sterlingville Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Logtown Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Missouri Flat Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Missouri Flat Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Missouri Flat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Griffin Creek Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffin Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffin Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jacksonville Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stearn Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stearn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stearn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (31 more) ...

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.

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

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

  • Steamboat
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steamboat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
    • Steamboat is located in Jackson County
  • Seiad Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Williams
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Applegate
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Oakbar
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakbar have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakbar
    • Oakbar is located in Siskiyou County (CA)
  • Hamburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Happy Camp
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Browntown ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browntown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browntown
    • Browntown is located in Josephine County
  • Walker
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Walker is located in Siskiyou County (CA)
  • Jacksonville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Draper ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Draper have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
    • Draper is located in Jackson County
  • Gottsville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gottsville
    • Gottsville is located in Siskiyou County (CA)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Talent
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talent have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talent
      • Talent is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,700 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talent <2>
    • Althouse ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Althouse have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Althouse
      • Althouse is located in Josephine County
    • Murphy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Copper ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Copper.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Copper, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Copper.

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 Copper:

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Copper) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Copper. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0266, Longitude: -123.1465       In this case, the coordinates for Copper have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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