Welcome to Cootes Store ...

Cootes Store is located in Rockingham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cootes Store, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Time Zone: Cootes Store lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Cootes Store lies within the (540) area code.

Communities near Cootes Store ...

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

• Harrisonburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonburg
  • Harrisonburg is located in Harrisonburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisonburg <2>
• Bridgewater
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
  • Bridgewater is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <2>
• Broadway
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
  • Broadway is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadway <2>
• Timberville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberville
  • Timberville is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timberville <2>
• Shenandoah
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <2>
• New Market
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
  • New Market is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Market <2>
• Mount Jackson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
  • Mount Jackson is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Jackson <2>
• Stanley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Stanley is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <2>
• Dayton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <2>
• Mount Crawford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Crawford
  • Mount Crawford is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Crawford <2>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cootes Store ...

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

Adding Cootes Store to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cootes Store in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cootes Store was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Cootes Store on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cootes Store.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/