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Copeland

Ghost town · McNairy County, Tennessee

Leapwood quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000)
Leapwood quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Copeland is a ghost town in McNairy County, Tennessee. It is the only former community in McNairy County recorded on the federal names register, out of 660 across Tennessee.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Copeland as a historical populated place on the Leapwood 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 35.2765° N, 88.4000° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLeapwood
Elevation570 ft
Nearest living townAdamsville, TN
Distance to it3 miles
GNIS feature ID1308763
Coordinates35.27647, -88.40004

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What's there now

Copeland is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Adamsville, TN (population 2,621), about 3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 570 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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