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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 Copperas Cove (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 Copperas Cove. 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.

Name Variations for Copperas Cove ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Copperas Cove: Copperas Cv.
  • While the name of this city is Copperas Cove, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Copperas Cove may originally have been Coppera's Cove.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Copperas Cove might be written as Coppera Cove.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Copperas Cove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Copperas Cove.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Copperas Cove is primarily located in Bell County. A portion of Copperas Cove extends into Coryell County and Lampasas 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 Bell County: Burnet, Coryell, Falls, Lampasas, McLennan, Milam & Williamson.

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

  • Bell County     (The home county of Copperas Cove)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Copperas Cove, with the one closest to Copperas Cove listed first.
    • Fort Hood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Chaffee Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Chaffee Village is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee Village
    • McNair Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • McNair Village is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Village
    • Maxdale ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Maxdale is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxdale
    • Killeen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Walker Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Walker Village is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Village
    • Ding Dong
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ding Dong is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ding Dong
    • Harker Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Brookhaven
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Brookhaven is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
    • Nolanville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Salado
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Belton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Burnet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Copperas Cove, with the one closest to Copperas Cove listed first.
    • Briggs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Naruna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Naruna is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naruna
    • Bertram
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Burnet
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Coryell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Copperas Cove, with the one closest to Copperas Cove listed first.
    • Montague Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Montague Village is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague Village
    • Comanche Village III
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Comanche Village III is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village III
    • Comanche Village I
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Comanche Village I is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village I
    • Comanche Village II
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Comanche Village II is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village II
    • Saint Elijah Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Elijah Village is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elijah Village
    • Mason Crossing ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Mason Crossing is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Crossing
    • King
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • King is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
    • Pearl
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Pearl is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
    • Flat
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Gates
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Fort Gates is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates
    • Mound
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bee House
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bee House is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee House
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Copperas Cove, with the one closest to Copperas Cove listed first.
    • Slab Crossing ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Slab Crossing is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Crossing
    • Ohio ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Ohio is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
  • Lampasas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Copperas Cove, with the one closest to Copperas Cove listed first.
    • Kempner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparks Crossing ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Sparks Crossing is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Crossing
    • Izoro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lampasas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Adamsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Adamsville is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Nix
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Nix is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
    • Lometa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Williamson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Copperas Cove, with the one closest to Copperas Cove listed first.
    • Florence
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Andice
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Jarrell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sun City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sun City is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun City

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

Cemeteries Near Copperas Cove ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Copperas Cove.

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 Copperas Cove - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Copperas Cove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Browning Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Gotcher Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Kempner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sibley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Henderson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pickett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Cemetery is located in Killeen.
    • The Brown Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Brown Okay Community Cemetery
    • Browns Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2610 <3>
  • Toby Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Ethridge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mayberry Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (116 more) ...
    • Rock Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Gillum Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Garner Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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.<4>

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

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

  • Kempner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakalla
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Oakalla is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakalla
  • Maxdale ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Maxdale is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxdale
  • Killeen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Pidcoke
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Pidcoke is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pidcoke
  • Youngsport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Youngsport is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsport
  • Lampasas
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Brookhaven
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Brookhaven is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Sunnylane
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunnylane is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnylane
  • Nolanville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • King
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • King is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
  • Adamsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Adamsville is located in Lampasas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Mahomet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Mahomet is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahomet
    • Florence
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Pearl
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Pearl is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl

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

Newspapers Published in Copperas Cove ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Copperas Cove.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Copperas Cove, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Copperas Cove.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites 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 Copperas Cove:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Copperas Cove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Copperas Cove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.