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Welcome to Cotton Valley ...

Cotton Valley is located in Macon County<1>.


The location of Cotton Valley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Cotton Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1844.

A typical abbreviation for Cotton Valley: Cotton Vly. (or less commonly used: Cotton Vally. or Cotton Vlly.)

Cotton Valley is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Cotton Valley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Cotton Valley (for example, toward Saint Marys Hills (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Cotton Valley lies within the (334) area code.

Communities Also Named Cotton Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Cotton Valley - they are located in Louisiana, New Hampshire, Oklahoma and South Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cotton Valley.

Communities near Cotton Valley ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cotton Valley.

  • Tuskegee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Union Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Notasulga
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Notasulga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notasulga
    • Notasulga is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Notasulga <4>
  • Hurtsboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
    • Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Franklin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
  • Midway
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Midway is located in Bullock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Shorter
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorter
    • Shorter is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shorter <4>
  • Armstrong
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armstrong have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Armstrong is located in Macon County
  • Hardaway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardaway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
    • Hardaway is located in Macon County
  • La Place
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
    • La Place is located in Macon County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cotton Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cotton Valley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cotton Valley. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cotton Valley.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cotton Valley. See our Newspapers Page for Cotton Valley.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cotton Valley ...

Looking for more information about Cotton Valley? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Cotton Valley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cotton Valley.

Adding Cotton Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cotton Valley in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cotton Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cotton Valley post office opened in 1844.

We also found Cotton Valley in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cotton Valley.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cotton Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Macon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cotton Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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