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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 Cooper (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 Cooper. 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 and hospitals 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.

Cooper is located in Middlesex County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Middlesex County: Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, Lancaster & Mathews.

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

  • Middlesex County     (The home county of Cooper)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooper, with the one closest to Cooper listed first.
    • Locust Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Harmony Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
    • Urbanna
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Grafton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Grafton is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
    • Saluda
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hartfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Remlik
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wilton is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
    • Amburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Amburg is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
    • Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
    • Nesting
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Nesting is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
    • Stingray Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooper, with the one closest to Cooper listed first.
    • Bowlers Wharf
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
    • Dunnsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Millers Tavern
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
    • Tappahannock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Minor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Minor is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
  • Gloucester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooper, with the one closest to Cooper listed first.
    • Freeport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Freeport is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • Glenns
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Glenns is located in Gloucester County
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    • North
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Adner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Adner is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
    • Ark
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Ark is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
    • Gloucester Courthouse
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
    • Money
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Money is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
    • Belroi
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Belroi is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belroi
    • Roanes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Roanes is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
    • Clay Bank
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
    • White Marsh
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • York View
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • York View is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York View
    • Country Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Country Village is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
  • James City County
    • Norge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • King and Queen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooper, with the one closest to Cooper listed first.
    • Plain View
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Plain View is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
    • Mattaponi
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Contra
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Contra is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
    • King and Queen Court House
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Cumnor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
    • Crouch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Crouch is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
    • Bruington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bruington is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
    • Walkerton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
  • King William County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooper, with the one closest to Cooper listed first.
    • West Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Romancoke
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Romancoke is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
    • Lanesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Lanesville is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooper, with the one closest to Cooper listed first.
    • Millenbeck
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
    • Weems
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Weems is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
    • Ottoman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
    • Irvington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • White Stone
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Merry Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
    • Ocran
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Ocran is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran
    • Griffins Landing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
    • Monaskon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
    • Richtown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Richtown is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
    • Kilmarnock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Westland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Westland is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
    • Alfonso
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Alfonso is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfonso
  • Mathews County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooper, with the one closest to Cooper listed first.
    • Cardinal
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cardinal is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal
    • Mathews
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ruff
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Ruff is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
    • Beaverlett
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Beaverlett is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverlett
    • Diggs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Onemo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Onemo is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onemo
    • Susan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Susan is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
    • Peary
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Peary is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peary
    • New Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • New Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooper, with the one closest to Cooper listed first.
    • Plum Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Plum Point is located in New Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
    • New Kent
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Newport News City
    • Lee Hall
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
  • Northumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooper, with the one closest to Cooper listed first.
    • Lynhams
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lynhams is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynhams
    • Lara
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Lara is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
    • Remo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Remo is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
    • Blackwells
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
    • Fleeton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Fleeton is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeton
    • Reedville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Heathsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Rainswood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Rainswood is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
    • Sunnybank
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
    • Bundick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Bundick is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
    • Coan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Coan is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
    • Ophelia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lodge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Lodge is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
  • Richmond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooper, with the one closest to Cooper listed first.
    • Simonson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Simonson is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonson
    • Downings
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Downings is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
    • Farnham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Farnham is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
    • Simons Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Simons Corner is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
    • Emmerton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Emmerton is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
    • Rich Neck
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Rich Neck is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
    • Warsaw
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Tallent Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Tallent Town is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
  • Surry County
    • Homewood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Homewood is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
  • Westmoreland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooper, with the one closest to Cooper listed first.
    • Griffiths Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
    • Kinsale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Williamsburg City
    • Williamsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooper, with the one closest to Cooper listed first.
    • Barlows Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Barlows Corner is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
    • Oaktree
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Oaktree is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
    • Charles Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Charles Corner is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
    • Yorktown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Lackey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Lackey is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
    • Rochambeau Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Rochambeau Village is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
    • Dare
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Dare is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare

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

Cemeteries Near Cooper ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cooper.

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 Cooper - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Christ Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Arthur Lee Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Middlesex Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Campbell Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Centenary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lower UMC Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Claybrook Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Corrotoman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Irvington Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Irvington Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (154 more) ...
    • White Stone Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • White Stone Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Christ Church Burying Ground
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cooper had a population of 17 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Locust Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Stormont
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Stormont is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormont
  • Harmony Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
  • Urbanna
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Freeport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Freeport is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Weems
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Weems is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
  • Millenbeck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
  • Saluda
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ottoman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
  • Glenns
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Glenns is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
  • Bushy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bushy is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushy
  • Irvington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • New Upton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • New Upton is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Upton
    • Wilton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wilton is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
    • White Stone
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Cooper ...

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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cooper.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cooper, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cooper.

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 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 Cooper:

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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Grafton and Hartfield. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cooper) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.
<5>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 Cooper, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.