Welcome to Cotton Port ...
So far, we found very little information about Cotton Port. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cotton Port to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cotton Port, please Contact Us.
Cotton Port would have been located within present day Meigs County<2>.
The location of Cotton Port has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cotton Port, you might consider that their post office opened in 1860.
A typical abbreviation for Cotton Port: Cotton Prt.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Cotton Port is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Cotton Port was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Cotton Port (for example, toward Dunlap), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Cotton Port would have been located in the (423) area code.
Communities near Cotton Port ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cotton Port.
- Athens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens is located in McMinn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,120 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <5>
- Dayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Dayton is located in Rhea County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,332 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <5>
- Sale Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sale Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sale Creek
- Sale Creek is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,845 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sale Creek <5>
- Lakewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Hopewell Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Spring City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Spring City is located in Rhea County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,839 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring City <5>
- Surprise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Pikeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Pikeville is located in Bledsoe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikeville <5>
- Decatur
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Decatur is located in Meigs County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <5>
- Graysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
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 Port. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cotton Port.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cotton Port. 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 Port.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cotton Port. See our Newspapers Page for Cotton Port.
Adding Cotton Port to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cotton Port 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 Port was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Cotton Port post office opened in 1860.
We also found Cotton Port on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cotton Port.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cotton Port, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Meigs, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cotton Port - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |