Welcome to Cotton Hill ...

Cotton Hill is located in Barbour County<1>.

The location of Cotton Hill 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 Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Cotton Hill is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Cotton Hill (for example, toward Cuthbert (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The area code for Cotton Hill: (334)

Communities Also Named Cotton Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Cotton Hill - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, South Carolina and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Cotton Hill ...

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

• Eufaula
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufaula
  • Eufaula is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eufaula <4>
• Clayton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,829 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <4>
• Abbeville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
  • Abbeville is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <4>
• Louisville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
• Bakerhill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
  • Bakerhill is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
• Blue Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
  • Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
• Screamer
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
  • Screamer is located in Henry County
• Georgetown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Quitman County (GA)
• Big Eddy ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy
  • Big Eddy is located in Barbour County
• Comer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
  • Comer is located in Barbour County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cotton Hill ...

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

Adding Cotton Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cotton Hill post office opened in 1874.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/