Welcome to Copeland ...

Copeland is located in Bath County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Copeland, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Copeland is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Copeland is within the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Copeland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Copeland - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia (3), Idaho, Kansas (2), Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Tennessee and Texas (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Copeland.

Communities near Copeland ...

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

• Lexington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Lexington City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
• Covington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Covington City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
• Clifton Forge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Forge
  • Clifton Forge is located in Alleghany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Forge <4>
• Goshen
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Goshen is located in Rockbridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <4>
• Iron Gate
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
  • Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
• Millboro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
  • Millboro is located in Bath County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millboro <4>
• Selma
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Selma is located in Alleghany County
• Carloover
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carloover
  • Carloover is located in Bath County
• Healing Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
  • Healing Springs is located in Bath County
• Mitchelltown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
  • Mitchelltown is located in Bath County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Copeland ...

Looking for more information about Copeland? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Copeland, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Copeland.

Adding Copeland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Copeland 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 we've found for Copeland was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Copeland on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Copeland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bath County: www.bathcountyva.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/