Welcome to Copper ...
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.
Copper would have been located within present day Wallowa County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Copper, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Copper is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Copper was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel south from Copper (for example, toward New Meadows (ID)), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
The Area Codes where Copper was located: 541 & 458<4>
Communities Also Named Copper ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oregon communities named Copper: This one is located in Wallowa County and the other is located in Jackson County.
Beyond Oregon, there are 4 communities that are also named Copper - they are located in Nevada, New Mexico and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Copper.
Communities near Copper ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Copper.
- White Bird
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bird
- White Bird is located in Idaho County (ID)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Bird <5>
- Copperville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperville
- Copperville is located in Idaho County (ID)
- Boles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Boles is located in Idaho County (ID)
- Lucile
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucile have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Lucile is located in Idaho County (ID)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucile <5>
- Imnaha
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imnaha
- Imnaha is located in Wallowa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imnaha <5>
- Fenn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenn have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenn
- Fenn is located in Idaho County (ID)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenn <5>
- Keuterville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuterville
- Keuterville is located in Idaho County (ID)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keuterville <5>
- Shells Lick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shells Lick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shells Lick
- Shells Lick is located in Idaho County (ID)
- Cottonwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood is located in Idaho County (ID)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood <5>
- Grangeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grangeville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
- Grangeville is located in Idaho County (ID)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,261 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grangeville <5>
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Copper.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Copper. 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.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Copper. See our Newspapers Page for Copper.
Adding Copper to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Copper in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Copper was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Copper post office opened in 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Copper.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Wallowa County: www.co.wallowa.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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Wallowa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Copper - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Copper area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Copper area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |