Welcome to Cotton Plant ...

Cotton Plant is located in Caldwell Parish<1>.

The location of Cotton Plant 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 Plant, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Cotton Plant is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Cotton Plant: (318)

Communities Also Named Cotton Plant ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Cotton Plant - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi and Missouri.

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

Communities near Cotton Plant ...

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

• Olla
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olla
  • Olla is located in La Salle Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olla <4>
• Urania
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urania have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urania
  • Urania is located in La Salle Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urania <4>
• Clarks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
  • Clarks is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks <4>
• Chatham
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
  • Chatham is located in Jackson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <4>
• Grayson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
  • Grayson is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayson <4>
• Columbia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Sikes
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sikes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sikes
  • Sikes is located in Winn Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sikes <4>
• Mount Pleasant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Caldwell Parish
• Newport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Winn Parish
• Zoar
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
  • Zoar is located in Jackson Parish

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 Plant. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cotton Plant.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cotton Plant ...

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

Adding Cotton Plant to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cotton Plant 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 Plant was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cotton Plant post office opened in 1873.

We also found Cotton Plant in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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