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Welcome to Copperhill ...

The city of Copperhill is located in Polk County<1>.

The location of Copperhill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Copperhill has a population of 313 people<3> (see below for details).

Copperhill is 1,470 feet [448 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Note: If you leave Copperhill and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Copperhill is located in the (423) area code.

We don't have a date for the establishment of Copperhill.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Copperhill had an population of 313 people. This is a decrease of 11.58% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 38.75% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Copperhill had a population of 354 people. This makes Copperhill the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 354 people, the population of Copperhill decreased 30.72% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 511 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Copperhill.

Communities near Copperhill ...

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

  • Northcutt
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
    • Northcutt lies 18 miles [29 km]<5> to the south of Copperhill.
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northcutt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Northcutt
  • Cutcane
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
    • Cutcane lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<5> to the southeast of Copperhill.
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutcane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Cutcane
  • Hemp
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
    • Hemp lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<5> to the southeast of Copperhill.
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Hemp
  • Blue Ridge
  • Benton
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
    • Benton lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<5> to the northwest of Copperhill.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,247 people
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Benton
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton<6>
  • White Path
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
    • White Path lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<5> to the south of Copperhill.
    • Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Path have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on White Path
  • Morganton
  • Chanceytown
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
    • Chanceytown lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<5> to the north of Copperhill.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Chanceytown
  • Burger Town
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
    • Burger Town lies 5 miles [8 km]<5> to the northeast of Copperhill.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burger Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Burger Town
  • Chestnut Gap
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
    • Chestnut Gap lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<5> to the south of Copperhill.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Chestnut Gap

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Copperhill ...

Looking for more information about Copperhill? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Copperhill, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Copperhill.

Adding Copperhill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Copperhill 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 that we've found for Copperhill was on a map titled Road Map for Kentucky and Tennessee (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details about the above, see References and Mentions for Copperhill.

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

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Copperhill.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Copperhill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Copperhill) to Point B.If you need the driving distance, we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Copperhill. Since we usually use Google Maps, we've provided the following link: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from CopperhillOur distance measurements begin at a specific point in Copperhill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9954, Longitude: -84.3861       In this case, the coordinates for Copperhill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

 

 

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