Welcome to Cottonville ...

Cottonville is located in Jackson County<1>.

The location of Cottonville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cottonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

Cottonville is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Cottonville is within the (563) area code.

Communities Also Named Cottonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Cottonville - they are located in Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Cottonville ...

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

• Dubuque
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuque
  • Dubuque is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dubuque <4>
• Maquoketa
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maquoketa
  • Maquoketa is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maquoketa <4>
• Galena
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
  • Galena is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <4>
• Bellevue
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <4>
• Peosta
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peosta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peosta
  • Peosta is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peosta <4>
• East Dubuque
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dubuque
  • East Dubuque is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Dubuque <4>
• Preston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Preston is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <4>
• Hanover
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
• Elizabeth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <4>
• Delmar
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
  • Delmar is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cottonville ...

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

Adding Cottonville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cottonville post office opened in 1850.

We also found Cottonville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cottonville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/