Copper, Jackson County, Oregon | |
Settlement Type: | Ghost town |
Pushpin Map: | Oregon#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Copper |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Oregon |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Jackson |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
Utc Offset: | -8 |
Timezone Dst: | PDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
Coordinates: | 42.0264°N -123.1467°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1140097 |
Copper is a former community in Jackson County, Oregon, United States.[1] Copper was located about 1miles north of the Oregon - California border, near the mouth of Carberry Creek.[2] Copper was named for the copper mining in the region, including at the Blue Ledge mine just over the state line in California.[2] The town had a post office from 1924 until 1932.[2] The elevation of Copper is 1,949 feet.
The townsite was inundated in 1980 when Applegate Lake was formed by damming the Applegate River.[3]