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Welcome to Cottonburg ...Although we found mention of Cottonburg during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Cottonburg was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists.. We've added Cottonburg to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cottonburg, please Contact Us. The location of Cottonburg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Cottonburg, 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. Cottonburg is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: The area where we believe that Cottonburg might be (or was) located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time We believe that Cottonburg would be found within the (859) area code. Communities Also Named Cottonburg ...Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cottonburg - it's located in Louisiana. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cottonburg. Communities near Cottonburg ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cottonburg.
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 Cottonburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cottonburg. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cottonburg. 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 Cottonburg. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cottonburg. See our Newspapers Page for Cottonburg. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cottonburg ...Looking for more information about Cottonburg? 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 Cottonburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cottonburg. Adding Cottonburg to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Cottonburg 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 Cottonburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Cottonburg on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905). For more details, see References and Mentions for Cottonburg. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/ Footnotes ...
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