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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Cottage Mills. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Cottage Mills to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cottage Mills, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Cottage Mills (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Cottage Mills. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Cottage Mills ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Cottage Mills: Cottage Mls. (or less commonly used: Cottage Mlls.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Cottage Mills is historic, it would have been located within present day Chattahoochee County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chattahoochee County: Russell (AL), Marion, Muscogee, Stewart & Talbot.

Below are the counties that are near Cottage Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cottage Mills:

  • Chattahoochee County     (The home county of Cottage Mills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cottage Mills, with the one closest to Cottage Mills listed first.
    • Central Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Central Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Springs
      • Central Springs is located in Chattahoochee County
    • Cusseta
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Fort Benning
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ochillee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochillee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochillee
      • Ochillee is located in Chattahoochee County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 680 people
    • Halloca ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halloca have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halloca
      • Halloca is located in Chattahoochee County
    • Heineburg Village ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heineburg Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heineburg Village
      • Heineburg Village is located in Chattahoochee County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,893 people
    • Ida Vesper
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ida Vesper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Vesper
      • Ida Vesper is located in Chattahoochee County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 439 people
  • Harris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cottage Mills, with the one closest to Cottage Mills listed first.
    • Ellerslie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Cataula
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Waverly Hall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waverly Hall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Hall
      • Waverly Hall is located in Harris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly Hall <3>
    • Mountain Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
      • Mountain Hill is located in Harris County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cottage Mills, with the one closest to Cottage Mills listed first.
    • Glen Alta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glen Alta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alta
      • Glen Alta is located in Marion County
    • Buena Vista
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Juniper
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Juniper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
      • Juniper is located in Marion County
    • Draneville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Draneville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draneville
      • Draneville is located in Marion County
    • Tazewell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
      • Tazewell is located in Marion County
    • Putnam
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putnam have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
      • Putnam is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,898 people
  • Muscogee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cottage Mills, with the one closest to Cottage Mills listed first.
    • Baker Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Village
      • Baker Village is located in Muscogee County
    • Cusseta Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cusseta Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusseta Heights
      • Cusseta Heights is located in Muscogee County
      • Estimated population in 2018: 10,684 people
    • Saint Marys Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Hills
      • Saint Marys Hills is located in Muscogee County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 18,567 people
    • Sunset Terrace
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Terrace
      • Sunset Terrace is located in Muscogee County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 846 people
    • East Edgewood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Edgewood
      • East Edgewood is located in Muscogee County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 569 people
    • Wynnton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnton
      • Wynnton is located in Muscogee County
    • Branton Woods
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branton Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branton Woods
      • Branton Woods is located in Muscogee County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,961 people
    • Hilton Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilton Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Heights
      • Hilton Heights is located in Muscogee County
      • Estimated population in 2018: 324 people
    • Columbus
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bibb City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bibb City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibb City
      • Bibb City is located in Muscogee County
    • City Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Village
      • City Village is located in Muscogee County
    • Maridale Estates
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maridale Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maridale Estates
      • Maridale Estates is located in Muscogee County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 60,867 people
    • Glenns
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenns have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
      • Glenns is located in Muscogee County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,020 people
  • Stewart County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cottage Mills, with the one closest to Cottage Mills listed first.
    • Louvale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louvale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louvale
      • Louvale is located in Stewart County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louvale <3>
    • Omaha
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Florence
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Florence is located in Stewart County
    • Lumpkin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Richland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Stewart County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <3>
    • Mount Zion ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Zion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
      • Mount Zion is located in Stewart County
    • Sanford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
      • Sanford is located in Stewart County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 159 people
  • Talbot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cottage Mills, with the one closest to Cottage Mills listed first.
    • Box Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Geneva
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Taylor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cottage Mills, with the one closest to Cottage Mills listed first.
    • Mauk
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mauk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauk
      • Mauk is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauk <3>
    • Norwich
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwich have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
      • Norwich is located in Taylor County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 222 people
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cottage Mills, with the one closest to Cottage Mills listed first.
    • Preston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Weston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Webster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <3>
    • Leveretts
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leveretts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leveretts
      • Leveretts is located in Webster County
  • Barbour County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cottage Mills, with the one closest to Cottage Mills listed first.
    • Big Eddy ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy
      • Big Eddy is located in Barbour County (AL)
    • Hawkinsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hawkinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
      • Hawkinsville is located in Barbour County (AL)
    • Spring Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Spring Hill is located in Barbour County (AL)
  • Lee County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cottage Mills, with the one closest to Cottage Mills listed first.
    • Smith's Station
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
      • Smith's Station is located in Lee County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
    • Prince Crossroads
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
      • Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County (AL)
    • Bleecker
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bleecker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleecker
      • Bleecker is located in Lee County (AL)
    • Salem
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Marvyn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvyn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvyn
      • Marvyn is located in Lee County (AL)
  • Russell County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cottage Mills, with the one closest to Cottage Mills listed first.
    • Oswichee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oswichee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswichee
      • Oswichee is located in Russell County (AL)
    • Holy Trinity
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holy Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity
      • Holy Trinity is located in Russell County (AL)
    • Fort Mitchell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Loflin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loflin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loflin
      • Loflin is located in Russell County (AL)
    • Fontaine Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fontaine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontaine Village
      • Fontaine Village is located in Russell County (AL)
    • Phenix City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phenix City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix City
      • Phenix City is located in Russell County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,392 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phenix City <3>
    • Cottonton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonton
      • Cottonton is located in Russell County (AL)
    • Jernigan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jernigan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan
      • Jernigan is located in Russell County (AL)
    • Ladonia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ladonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
      • Ladonia is located in Russell County (AL)
    • Seale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
      • Seale is located in Russell County (AL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seale <3>
    • Pittsview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsview
      • Pittsview is located in Russell County (AL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsview <3>
    • Crawford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crawford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Russell County (AL)
    • Glenville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
      • Glenville is located in Russell County (AL)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cottage Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Cottage Mills.

Cemeteries Near Cottage Mills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cottage Mills.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cottage Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cottage Mills, with the one closest to Cottage Mills listed first.

  • Goodhope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodhope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodhope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilkinson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilkinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oswichee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oswichee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oswichee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cotton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cotton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cotton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Irena Methodist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irena Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irena Methodist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Armour Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Armour Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Armour Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Providence Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Providence Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<5> to the northwest of Columbus.
    • The Providence Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Providence Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2200533 <6>
  • Evergreen Memory Gardens Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Memory Gardens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Memory Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mathis Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Colored Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colored Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colored Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (164 more) ...
    • East Porterdale Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Porterdale Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverdale Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

Cottage Mills itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Cottage Mills, with the one closest to Cottage Mills listed first.

  • Jamestown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Chattahoochee County
  • Oswichee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oswichee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswichee
    • Oswichee is located in Russell County (AL)
  • Cusseta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Halloca ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halloca have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halloca
    • Halloca is located in Chattahoochee County
  • Ochillee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochillee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochillee
    • Ochillee is located in Chattahoochee County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 680 people
  • Esquiline ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esquiline have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esquiline
    • Esquiline is located in Muscogee County
  • Orletta ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orletta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orletta
    • Orletta is located in Stewart County
  • Green Hill ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
    • Green Hill is located in Stewart County
  • Fort Mitchell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Union
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Stewart County
  • Louvale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louvale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louvale
    • Louvale is located in Stewart County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louvale <3>
  • Loflin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loflin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loflin
    • Loflin is located in Russell County (AL)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Manta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manta
      • Manta is located in Chattahoochee County
    • Muscogee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscogee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
      • Muscogee is located in Muscogee County
    • Renfroe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Renfroe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfroe
      • Renfroe is located in Chattahoochee County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cottage Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cottage Mills.

Newspapers Published in Cottage Mills ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cottage Mills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cottage Mills, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cottage Mills.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Cottage Mills:

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.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 Cottage Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cottage Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cottage Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2988, Longitude: -84.8885       In this case, the coordinates for Cottage Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.




 

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