Welcome to Cottondale ...

Cottondale is located

Cottondale is located in Wise County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cottondale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

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

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

Cottondale is within the boundaries of the (940) area code.

Communities Also Named Cottondale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Cottondale - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi.

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

Communities near Cottondale ...

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

• Azle
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azle
  • Azle is located in Parker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azle <4>
• Decatur
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <4>
• Bridgeport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,637 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <4>
• Reno
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
  • Reno is located in Parker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,473 people
• Springtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
  • Springtown is located in Parker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springtown <4>
• Pelican Bay
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelican Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Bay
  • Pelican Bay is located in Tarrant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
• Rhome
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhome
  • Rhome is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhome <4>
• Runaway Bay
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Runaway Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Bay
  • Runaway Bay is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Runaway Bay <4>
• New Fairview
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairview
  • New Fairview is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
  • Former name for New Fairview:
  • Fairview
• Boyd
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
  • Boyd is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyd <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 Cottondale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cottondale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cottondale ...

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

Adding Cottondale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cottondale post office opened in 1875.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cottondale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wise County: www.co.wise.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/