COOPER- Cooper township in in the southeastern part of the county, on the ragged edge of Christian. It was organized in 1861 and is one of the, smaller subdivisions of the county, lying mostly in government township 15 north, range 3 west. The township is well watered by the north fork of Sangamon river and some of its tributaries. It is bounded on the north and northeast by Mechanicsburg and Lanesville, on the west by Rochester and Cotton Hill and on the south and southeast by Christian county. The local trading points of the township are Berry and Breckenridge, on the line of the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern railroad. It is also traversed by the Springfield extension of the Indianapolis, Decatur and Western railroad.

Population - 920.

The first settlement in what now constitutes Cooper township was made in 1819. Among the earliest settlers were John and Jacob Cooper, Henry Giger, Benjamin Giger, John North and others.

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