Welcome to Cooperstown ...
Cooperstown is located in Manitowoc County<1>.
The location of Cooperstown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cooperstown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848.
Cooperstown is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Cooperstown lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Cooperstown: (920) and (274)<4>
Communities Also Named Cooperstown ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Cooperstown - they are located in California, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio and Pennsylvania (3).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cooperstown.
Communities near Cooperstown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cooperstown.
- Green Bay
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Green Bay is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
- Manitowoc
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowoc
- Manitowoc is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,359 people
- De Pere
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pere
- De Pere is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,014 people
- Ashwaubenon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwaubenon
- Ashwaubenon is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,004 people
- Bellevue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Bellevue is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,030 people
- Allouez
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allouez
- Allouez is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,784 people
- Two Rivers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers
- Two Rivers is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,973 people
- Wrightstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Wrightstown is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,631 people
- Brillion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Kewaunee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaunee
- Kewaunee is located in Kewaunee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people
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 Cooperstown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cooperstown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cooperstown. 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 Cooperstown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cooperstown. See our Newspapers Page for Cooperstown.
Adding Cooperstown to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cooperstown 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 Cooperstown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Cooperstown post office opened in 1848.
We also found Cooperstown in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cooperstown.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cooperstown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Manitowoc County: www.co.manitowoc.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Manitowoc, 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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cooperstown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (274) is an overlay for area code (920). |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |