Welcome to Cottonwood ...
Cottonwood is located Cottonwood is located in Madison County<1>. The location of Cottonwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> When the people of Cottonwood refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Cottonwoodite<3> Cottonwood is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Cottonwood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time While we believe that this Cottonwood is located in Madison County, we know of another 9 Texas communities named Cottonwood. Those communities are located in the following counties: Brazos, Callahan, Erath, Falls, Hidalgo, Kaufman, Liberty, McLennan and Somervell County. Beyond Texas, there are 47 communities that are also named Cottonwood - they are located in Alabama (3), Alaska, Arizona (4), British Columbia, California (3), Colorado (3), Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada (3), New Mexico (3), Oklahoma (2), South Dakota, Utah (3) and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cottonwood. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cottonwood. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cottonwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cottonwood. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cottonwood. 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 Cottonwood. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cottonwood. See our Newspapers Page for Cottonwood. Looking for more information about Cottonwood? 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 Cottonwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cottonwood. Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cottonwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> 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. <3> A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Cottonwood refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Cottonwood may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. <4> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cottonwood - 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> If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.