Copperas Cove Stagestop and Post Office

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

From the record

“The Copperas Cove Stagestop and Post Office, in Coryell County, Texas about 1.6 miles (2.6 km) southwest of Copperas Cove, Texas, was built in 1878. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.”
Wikipedia article Copperas Cove Stagestop and Post Office, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 4 National Register listings published here for Coryell County · listed in 1979 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building, 1 structure as contributing to the listing.
Address. 1.6 mi. SW of Copperas Cove off U.S. 190, Copperas Cove, 76522
When was it listed? September 1979
Category. building
Census division. Copperas Cove
National Register reference number. 79002928 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

161 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 161 fires within 5 miles of Copperas Cove Stagestop and Post Office between 2005 and 2019, burning about 962 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	87
Debris and open burning	41
Smoking	11
Equipment and vehicle use	5
Recreation and ceremony	5
Misuse of fire by a minor	5
Arson/incendiarism	4
Power generation/transmission/distribution	3

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
9 September 2016	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	2709 S FM 116
6 September 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	726 CR 4804
1 September 2018	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	929 BROOKVIEW DR (180901113)
8 August 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	CR 4700
8 August 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	824 CR 4820
8 August 2008	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	not named
7 August 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	902 CR 3350
5 August 2012	Smoking	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	5693FM2313

Every fire recorded in Coryell County

Mines and quarries near this property

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Copperas Cove Stagestop and Post Office: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where	Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
	Clayton Pit	Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
	Odell Greer Construction Company	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer

Every working recorded in Coryell County

Storms near this property

60 of 87 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Copperas Cove, the town this property stands in, in 87 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 55 hail, 17 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 5 tornado. The reports record 2 deaths. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
May 2007	Flash Flood	Copperas Cove	2 killed, $15,000	High water closed Highway 190 near Clear Creek. A minivan was washed off FM 3046 about one-half mile south of Highway 116. The occupants exited the vehicle but drowned.
June 2019	Tornado (EF2)	Copperas Cove	$500,000	An isolated supercell thunderstorm produced an EF-2 tornado near the border separating extreme southern Coryell County from extreme eastern Lampasas County, Texas. Officials reported that approximately 196 residences in the City of Copperas Cove were impacted to varying degrees. This tornado formed near the intersection of Grimes Crossing Road and Big Divide Road in far western Copperas Cove. At this intersection, two frame-built residences were initially impacted. Both residences had significant roof and exterior wall damage, and one home had the majority of its roof decking completely removed. The damage associated with this latter structure was consistent with EF-2 intensity tornado damage, with peak winds of approximately 115 mph. The other heavily impacted residence had damage consistent with EF-1 intensity tornadic winds, with peak winds of 100-105 mph. \|\|The tornado tracked south-southeastward, producing significant shingle, tree and ancillary structural damage to numerous residences in the neighborhoods straddling Big Divide Road. Most of this damage was due to EF-0 intensity winds, but several homes along the remainder of the path had portions of their wooden roof decking or sheet metal roof cladding removed. Several large trees were also uprooted along the path. These damage indicators were consistent with EF-1 intensity damage. In the latter stages of its life cycle, the tornado's width contracted to around 100 yards and wind intensities diminished. The tornado ultimately moved up a wooded hillside and dissipated near the intersection of Veterans Avenue and Stewart Street.
May 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Copperas Cove	$500,000	Two mobile homes were blown over and several damaged by thunderstorm winds. Power lines and large trees were blown down.
June 2007	Tornado (EF0)	Copperas Cove	$100,000	A brief tornado which touched down in Lampasas County continued into Coryell County, damaging portions of Sleepy Hollow Lane and Carroll Drive. Several homes sustained minor damage. One home was blown slightly off its foundation, while others had damage to roofs and decks. Trees and fences were also torn down.
February 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Copperas Cove	$100,000	A mobile home was overturned by strong winds. The roof of a church was damaged and trees were uprooted.
May 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Copperas Cove	$50,000	The roof of three apartment buildings sustained damage from thunderstorm winds.
April 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Copperas Cove	$40,000	Trees, power lines, and large tree limbs down around the city. A carport was also blown away. Most of the damage was reported on the south side of Highway 190.
July 2025	Flash Flood	Copperas Cove	$30,000	Emergency management confirmed that multiple roads in Copperas Cove had become impassable due to flooding, with vehicles stranded on these roadways, primarily in residential areas on the north side of town.
May 2008	Lightning	Copperas Cove	$30,000	Lightning struck a home and started a fire which caused substantial damage to the residence.
July 2007	Flash Flood	Copperas Cove	$20,000	A few streets were closed temporarily, including Avenue B. Some cars stalled and water entered at least one home.
March 2014	Hail	Copperas Cove	$20,000	no account filed
May 2025	Hail	Copperas Cove	$15,000	Park and Forest Service personnel reported a few baseball to grapefruit size hail stones in south Copperas Cove.
April 2016	Hail	Copperas Cove	$15,000	Spotters reported quarter to golf ball sized hail approximately one mile east-northeast of Copperas Cove. Damage was done to several vehicles.
May 2025	Hail	Copperas Cove	$10,000	Reported via mPing.
April 2025	Hail	Copperas Cove	$10,000	Golf ball to tennis ball size hail reported by Inks Lake State Park official in Copperas Cove at Hillside Dr and High Chapparal Drive.
April 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Copperas Cove	$10,000	Broadcast media reported damage to the roofs of homes in the Copperas Cove area.
June 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Copperas Cove	$10,000	A tree was blown onto a house, and power lines were blown down.
May 2025	Hail	Copperas Cove	$7,000	Reported via mPing.
March 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Copperas Cove	$5,000	A steel frame gazebo was blown over and tossed 10 feet off FM 116 in Copperas Cove.
April 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Copperas Cove	$5,000	A 60 MPH wind gust was measured in Copperas Cove. A local newspaper reported some property damage was reported in Copperas Cove, but no other information was given.
April 2009	Lightning	Copperas Cove	$5,000	Lightning struck a roof-top air conditioning unit on the Parsons Building at C.R. Clements/Hollie Parsons Elementary School. Only the A/C unit was damaged.
March 2007	Hail	Copperas Cove	$5,000	Golfball-size hail reported by military personnel.
April 2006	Hail	Copperas Cove	$5,000	Relayed by media.
March 2014	Hail	Copperas Cove	$5,000	no account filed
June 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Copperas Cove	$4,000	Numerous trees were down in Copperas Cove and Gatesville.
May 2011	Hail	Copperas Cove	$4,000	no account filed
April 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Copperas Cove	$2,000	A 67 MPH wind gust was measured just east of Copperas Cove.
June 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Copperas Cove	$2,000	Numerous trees were blown down in the Hind Ranch area west of FM 116.
May 2011	Hail	Copperas Cove	$2,000	no account filed
September 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Copperas Cove	$2,000	no account filed
May 2025	Hail	Copperas Cove	-	Reported via mPing.
May 2025	Hail	Copperas Cove	-	Reported via mPing.
May 2025	Hail	Copperas Cove	-	Reported via mPing.
May 2025	Hail	Copperas Cove	-	Reported via mPing.
May 2025	Hail	Copperas Cove	-	Trained spotter reported 1.25 inch hail in Copperas Cove.
May 2025	Hail	Copperas Cove	-	Reported via mPing.
May 2025	Hail	Copperas Cove	-	Reported via mPing.
May 2025	Hail	Copperas Cove	-	Reported via mPing.
April 2025	Hail	Copperas Cove	-	Amateur radio reported half dollar size hail at FM 116 and US 190 in Copperas Cove.
April 2025	Hail	Copperas Cove	-	Mping report of 1 inch hail.
April 2025	Hail	Copperas Cove	-	Park service employees reported 1.25 inch hail at High Chapparal Dr and Hillside St in Copperas Cove.
July 2025	Flash Flood	Copperas Cove	-	A social media report indicated flooded roads near Lindsey Drive and Jesse Drive in Copperas Cove.
May 2024	Hail	Copperas Cove	-	Reported from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
April 2023	Hail	Copperas Cove	-	A public report indicated quarter sized hail 3 miles northwest of Copperas Cove, TX.
April 2023	Hail	Copperas Cove	-	Amateur radio reported quarter sized hail 1 mile west-northwest of Copperas Cove, TX.
June 2023	Hail	Copperas Cove	-	Dime to penny sized hail reported in Copperas Cove.
April 2022	Hail	Copperas Cove	-	A public report indicated quarter sized hail about 3 miles northwest of Copperas Cove, TX.
April 2022	Hail	Copperas Cove	-	A public report indicated half-dollar sized hail about 2 miles east-southeast of Copperas Cove, TX.
May 2020	Hail	Copperas Cove	-	Hail ranging from nickel to ping pong ball size was reported on the west side of Copperas Cove.
June 2019	Flash Flood	Copperas Cove	-	Copperas Cove Police Department reported several roads being closed due to flash flooding, including portions of FM 116 and Robertson Avenue.
June 2019	Hail	Copperas Cove	-	A trained spotter reported quarter size hail near the city of Copperas Cove, TX.
April 2018	Hail	Copperas Cove	-	Penny sized hail was reported at Fort Hood Military Base.
April 2018	Hail	Copperas Cove	-	A trained spotter reported nickel-sized hail on Highway 377 approximately 4 miles west-southwest of the city of Copperas Cove, TX.
April 2017	Flood	Copperas Cove	-	A trained spotter reported minor street flooding in the city of Copperas Cove, TX.
April 2011	Hail	Copperas Cove	-	Nickel size hail was reported by a CoCoRaHS observer south of Copperas Cove.
May 2011	Hail	Copperas Cove	-	Nickel to half dollar sized hail was reported in Copperas Cove.
April 2009	Hail	Copperas Cove	-	Nickel size hail covered the ground in the western portions of Copperas Cove.
June 2009	Hail	Copperas Cove	-	Penny size hail was reported at Fort Hood on the Coryell County side.
April 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Copperas Cove	-	Limbs broken off trees.
March 2006	Flash Flood	Copperas Cove	-	Flooding reported along FM 116.

Every storm recorded in Coryell County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 79002928 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Coryell County	All 4 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.