Cooper is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either hav ...

in Wayne County,

Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virgini ...

, United States. John Willis Hurst (1920–2011), physician, was born in Cooper.Dr. J. Willis Hurst-obituary
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Unincorporated communities in Wayne County, Kentucky Unincorporated communities in Kentucky {{WayneCountyKY-geo-stub