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Introduction ...

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 Coppell (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 Coppell. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Coppell is primarily located in Dallas County. A portion of Coppell extends into Denton County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dallas County: Collin, Denton, Ellis, Kaufman, Rockwall & Tarrant.

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

  • Dallas County     (The home county of Coppell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coppell, with the one closest to Coppell listed first.
    • Trinity Mills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Trinity Mills is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Mills
    • Lewisville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Grapevine
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Farmers Branch
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Estelle
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Estelle is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
    • Irving
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Addison
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Sowers ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Sowers is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
    • Eagle Ford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
    • University Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Highland Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Buckingham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Buckingham is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
    • Grand Prairie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Collin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coppell, with the one closest to Coppell listed first.
    • Carrollton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hebron
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Hebron is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Plano
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Plano is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <1>
    • Frisco
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockhill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Rockhill is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
    • Allen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Allen is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,379 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <1>
    • Murphy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Parker
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Prosper
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sachse
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Lucas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Lucas is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
    • Fairview
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rhea Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rhea Mills is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Mills
  • Comanche County
    • Cross Roads
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Cross Roads is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Denton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coppell, with the one closest to Coppell listed first.
    • Flower Mound
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Southlake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Double Oak
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Colony
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Dallas
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Bartonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Copper Canyon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Trophy Club
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Westlake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Lakewood Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Lakewood Village is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
    • Corinth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Ellis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coppell, with the one closest to Coppell listed first.
    • Britton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Britton is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
    • Mansfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coppell, with the one closest to Coppell listed first.
    • Minters Chapel ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Minters Chapel is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minters Chapel
    • Colleyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Euless
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bedford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bransford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bransford is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
    • Keller
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hurst
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hurst is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurst <1>
    • North Richland Hills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Smithfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Smithfield is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
    • Watauga
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Arlington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Richland Hills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • University Park Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coppell, with the one closest to Coppell listed first.
    • New Fairview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • New Fairview is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
      • Former name for New Fairview:
      • Fairview
    • Newark
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Rhome
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Bluett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bluett is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluett
    • Aurora
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Coppell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coppell.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Coppell - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Grapevine Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grapevine Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Grapevine.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1140447 <2>
  • Harrington Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Martin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hilltop Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Perry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Thomas Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Keenan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenan Cemetery
    • The Keenan Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Farmers Branch Cemetery
    • Farmers Branch Keenan Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #253203 <2>
  • Cemetery Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Parker Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Hall Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Marsh Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ritter Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (189 more) ...
    • Bear Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dallas City Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Letot Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Coppell had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Coppell had a population of 40,958 people.

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

  • Grapevine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lewisville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Trinity Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Trinity Mills is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Mills
  • Carrollton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Estelle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Estelle is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
  • Farmers Branch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hebron
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hebron is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
  • Sowers ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Sowers is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
  • Bransford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bransford is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
  • Bedford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bartonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Renner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Renner is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Corinth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Eagle Ford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
    • Roanoke
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Coppell ...

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 130 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coppell.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Coppell. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Coppell and those printed in the larger area surrounding Coppell.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4> of Coppell.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Coppell:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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 Coppell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coppell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.