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Coopertown

Ghost town · Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Chester quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1894, 1:62,500)
Chester quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1894, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Coopertown is a ghost town in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It is one of 4 former communities in Delaware County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 45 Pennsylvania counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Coopertown as a historical populated place on the Lansdowne 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 39.9968° N, 75.3241° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLansdowne
Elevation389 ft
Nearest living townHaverford College, PA
Distance to it1.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1197521
Coordinates39.99678, -75.32408

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What's there now

Coopertown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Haverford College, PA (population 1,575), about 1.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 389 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 Coopertown?

Coopertown is in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, at 39.9968, -75.3241.

How many ghost towns are in Delaware County?

Delaware County, Pennsylvania has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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