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Cooper

Ghost town · Jefferson County, Kentucky

Louisville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500)
Louisville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cooper is a ghost town in Jefferson County, Kentucky. It is one of 4 former communities in Jefferson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 70th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cooper as a historical populated place on the Brooks topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 38.1040° N, 85.6673° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBrooks
Elevation563 ft
Nearest living townHunters Hollow, KY
Distance to it2.3 miles
GNIS feature ID2743829
Coordinates38.10404, -85.66731

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What's there now

Cooper is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hunters Hollow, KY (population 351), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 563 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Cooper?

Cooper is in Jefferson County, Kentucky, at 38.1040, -85.6673.

How many ghost towns are in Jefferson County?

Jefferson County, Kentucky has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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