Welcome to Cogswell ...

Cogswell is located in Rowan County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cogswell, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Cogswell is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Cogswell lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Cogswell is within the boundaries of the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Cogswell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cogswell - it's located in North Dakota.

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

Communities near Cogswell ...

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

• Morehead
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
  • Morehead is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morehead <4>
• West Liberty
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
  • West Liberty is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <4>
• Jeffersonville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Jeffersonville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <4>
• Owingsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owingsville
  • Owingsville is located in Bath County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owingsville <4>
• Frenchburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchburg
  • Frenchburg is located in Menifee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchburg <4>
• Salt Lick
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
  • Salt Lick is located in Bath County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salt Lick <4>
• Lakeview Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
• Midland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Midland is located in Bath County
• Mount Hope
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
  • Mount Hope is located in Rowan County
• Brady
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brady have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
  • Brady is located in Rowan 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 Cogswell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cogswell.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cogswell. 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 Cogswell.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cogswell ...

Looking for more information about Cogswell? 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 Cogswell, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cogswell.

Adding Cogswell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cogswell 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 Cogswell was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Cogswell on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cogswell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/