Welcome to Cotton Grove ...

Cotton Grove is located in Madison County<1>.

The location of Cotton Grove 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 Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Cotton Grove: Cotton Grv.

Cotton Grove is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Cotton Grove: (731)

Communities Also Named Cotton Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cotton Grove - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Cotton Grove ...

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

• Jackson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
• Lavinia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
  • Lavinia is located in Carroll County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 34,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavinia <4>
• Ledbetter
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledbetter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
  • Ledbetter is located in Gibson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 29,427 people
• Atkins ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
  • Atkins is located in Henderson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
• Union Cross
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
  • Union Cross is located in Henderson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
• Lawrence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Madison County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 10,498 people
• Parkburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkburg
  • Parkburg is located in Madison County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 10,156 people
• Humboldt
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
  • Humboldt is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humboldt <4>
• Lexington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
• Milan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cotton Grove ...

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

Adding Cotton Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cotton Grove in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cotton Grove was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.tn.us/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/