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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 Copley (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 Copley. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Copley is located in Lewis County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lewis County: Braxton, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Upshur & Webster.

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

  • Lewis County     (The home county of Copley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Copley, with the one closest to Copley listed first.
    • Alum Bridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Bridge
      • Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
    • Hurst
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hurst. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
      • Hurst is located in Lewis County
    • Camden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
      • Camden is located in Lewis County
    • Alkires Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alkires Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
      • Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
    • Cox Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cox Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
      • Cox Town is located in Lewis County
    • Weston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,797 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <3>
    • Smith Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
      • Smith Village is located in Lewis County
    • Valley Chapel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Garton Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Village
      • Garton Village is located in Lewis County
    • Westfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • Westfield is located in Lewis County
    • Crawford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Lewis County
    • Lightburn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lightburn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
      • Lightburn is located in Lewis County
  • Barbour County
    • Pepper
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pepper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
      • Pepper is located in Barbour County
  • Braxton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Copley, with the one closest to Copley listed first.
    • Burnsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Orlando
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
      • Orlando is located in Braxton County
    • Arnett
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
      • Arnett is located in Braxton County
    • Knawl
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Knawl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knawl
      • Knawl is located in Braxton County
    • Napier
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
      • Napier is located in Braxton County
    • Rollyson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rollyson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollyson
      • Rollyson is located in Braxton County
    • Bulltown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bulltown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
      • Bulltown is located in Braxton County
    • Exchange
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Falls Mill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
      • Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
    • Heaters
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Corley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
      • Corley is located in Braxton County
    • Lloydsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lloydsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
      • Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Copley, with the one closest to Copley listed first.
    • Russet
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Russet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russet
      • Russet is located in Calhoun County
    • Staten
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Staten. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staten
      • Staten is located in Calhoun County
    • Grantsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Freed
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Freed. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed
      • Freed is located in Calhoun County
    • Gomez ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gomez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
      • Gomez is located in Calhoun County
    • Bigbend
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bigbend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbend
      • Bigbend is located in Calhoun County
    • Arnoldsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
      • Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
    • Orma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
      • Orma is located in Calhoun County
    • Hur
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
      • Hur is located in Calhoun County
    • Walnut
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
      • Walnut is located in Calhoun County
  • Clay County
    • Lydia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lydia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
      • Lydia is located in Clay County
  • Doddridge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Copley, with the one closest to Copley listed first.
    • Saint Clara
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Clara. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clara
      • Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
    • Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
      • Grove is located in Doddridge County
    • Coldwater
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coldwater. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
      • Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
    • Avon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Doddridge County
    • Big Isaac
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Isaac. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Isaac
      • Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
    • Market
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Market. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
      • Market is located in Doddridge County
    • New Milton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Smithburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
      • Smithburg is located in Doddridge County
    • West Union
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Doak
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doak
      • Doak is located in Doddridge County
    • Duckworth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duckworth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckworth
      • Duckworth is located in Doddridge County
    • Roberts
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roberts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
      • Roberts is located in Doddridge County
  • Gilmer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Copley, with the one closest to Copley listed first.
    • Baldwin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
      • Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
    • Sand Fork
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sand Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
      • Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Troy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Troy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Gilmer County
    • Truebada
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truebada
      • Truebada is located in Gilmer County
    • Conings
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Conings. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conings
      • Conings is located in Gilmer County
    • Alice
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
      • Alice is located in Gilmer County
    • Glenville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Cedarville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
      • Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
    • Newberne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
      • Newberne is located in Gilmer County
    • De Kalb
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for De Kalb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
      • De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
    • Normantown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Stumptown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
      • Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Copley, with the one closest to Copley listed first.
    • McWhorter
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
      • McWhorter is located in Harrison County
    • Tichenal
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tichenal
      • Tichenal is located in Harrison County
    • Lost Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
      • Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
    • West Milford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
      • West Milford is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
    • Bristol
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Salem
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,511 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <3>
    • Reynoldsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reynoldsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
      • Reynoldsville is located in Harrison County
    • Craigmoor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigmoor
      • Craigmoor is located in Harrison County
    • O'Neill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neill
      • O'Neill is located in Harrison County
    • Quiet Dell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
      • Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
    • Clarksburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Katy Lick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy Lick
      • Katy Lick is located in Harrison County
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Copley, with the one closest to Copley listed first.
    • Midvale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midvale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
      • Midvale is located in Randolph County
    • Helvetia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ritchie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Copley, with the one closest to Copley listed first.
    • Auburn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Ritchie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
    • Burnt House
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burnt House. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
      • Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
    • Berea
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
      • Berea is located in Ritchie County
    • Slab
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slab. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
      • Slab is located in Ritchie County
    • Pullman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
      • Pullman is located in Ritchie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Toll Gate
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Toll Gate. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate
      • Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County
    • Smithville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
      • Smithville is located in Ritchie County
    • Hannahdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hannahdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahdale
      • Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County
    • Harrisville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
      • Harrisville is located in Ritchie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisville <3>
    • Pennsboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Stanley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stanley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Stanley is located in Ritchie County
    • Cantwell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
      • Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
  • Upshur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Copley, with the one closest to Copley listed first.
    • Frenchton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchton
      • Frenchton is located in Upshur County
    • Abbott
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
      • Abbott is located in Upshur County
    • Rock Cave
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave
      • Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
    • Hoover Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoover Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Town
      • Hoover Town is located in Upshur County
    • Wilsontown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsontown
      • Wilsontown is located in Upshur County
    • Adrian
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
      • Adrian is located in Upshur County
    • Kanawha Head
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kanawha Head. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
      • Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
    • Buckhannon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Sago
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sago
      • Sago is located in Upshur County
    • Reger
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reger
      • Reger is located in Upshur County
    • Beans Mill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beans Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Mill
      • Beans Mill is located in Upshur County
    • Alton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
      • Alton is located in Upshur County
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Copley, with the one closest to Copley listed first.
    • Cleveland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Replete
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Replete. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
      • Replete is located in Webster County
    • Hacker Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Run
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
      • Big Run is located in Webster County

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

Cemeteries Near Copley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Copley.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Boilon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boilon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boilon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Field Fork Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Field Fork Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Field Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Keith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Messenger Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Messenger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Messenger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Bernard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bernard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bernard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Conrad Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conrad Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conrad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McHenry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McHenry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McHenry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dyer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dyer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Canfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tumbling Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tumbling Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tumbling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woofter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woofter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woofter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Rock Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rock Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Snyder Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snyder Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snyder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Copley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Copley.

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

  • Bealls Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bealls Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bealls Mills
    • Bealls Mills is located in Lewis County
  • Aspinall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aspinall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspinall
    • Aspinall is located in Lewis County
  • Ellis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
    • Ellis is located in Gilmer County
  • Alum Bridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Bridge
    • Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
  • Vadis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vadis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vadis
    • Vadis is located in Lewis County
  • Sand Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sand Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
    • Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Stouts Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stouts Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills
    • Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
  • Truebada
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truebada
    • Truebada is located in Gilmer County
  • Hyers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyers
    • Hyers is located in Braxton County
  • Burnsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Camden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Camden is located in Lewis County
  • Troy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Troy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Gilmer County
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    • Arnold
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
      • Arnold is located in Lewis County
    • Roanoke
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roanoke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
      • Roanoke is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <3>
    • Jacksonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
      • Jacksonville is located in Lewis County

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

Newspapers Published in Copley ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Copley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Copley, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Copley.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Copley:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Copley, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Copley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Copley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9695, Longitude: -80.6476       In this case, the coordinates for Copley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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