Welcome to Cottonwood ...
So far, we found very little information about Cottonwood. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cottonwood to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cottonwood, please Contact Us.
Cottonwood would have been located within present day Owyhee County<2>.
When the people of Cottonwood referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Cottonwoodite<3>
While the community is gone, the present day location for Cottonwood is 5,420 feet [1,652 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Cottonwood is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Cottonwood was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Cottonwood and travel south, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).
The Area Codes where Cottonwood was located: 208 & 986<5>
Communities Also Named Cottonwood ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Idaho communities named Cottonwood: This one is located in Owyhee County and the other is located in Idaho County.
Beyond Idaho, there are 47 communities that are also named Cottonwood - they are located in Alabama (3), Alaska, Arizona (4), British Columbia, California (3), Colorado (3), Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada (3), New Mexico (3), Oklahoma (2), South Dakota, Texas (10), Utah (3) and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cottonwood.
Communities near Cottonwood ...
We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Cottonwood.
- Buncel Place ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Buncel Place is located in Owyhee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncel Place
- Riddle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Riddle is located in Owyhee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
- Dickshooter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dickshooter is located in Owyhee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickshooter
- Bruneau
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
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 Cottonwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Owyhee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Cottonwood refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Cottonwood may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cottonwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Cottonwood area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Cottonwood area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
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