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Welcome to Cottle ...

Cottle is located in Berrien County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cottle, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Cottle is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Cottle: 229

Communities Also Named Cottle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Cottle - they are located in Kentucky, Texas, Utah and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Cottle ...

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

  • Adel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Nashville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lakeland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hahira
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Sparks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Willacoochee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Enigma
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Omega
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Ray City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklinville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Franklinville is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
    • Estimated population in 2019: 971 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cottle ...

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

Adding Cottle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cottle 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 (so far) for Cottle was on a map titled Map of Georgia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cottle.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Berrien, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cottle - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.