Welcome to Cottage Grove ...

Cottage Grove is located in Saline County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Cottage Grove: Cottage Grv.

Cottage Grove is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Cottage Grove: 618 & 730<3>

Communities Also Named Cottage Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Cottage Grove: This one is located in Saline County and the other is located in Cook County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 17 communities that are also named Cottage Grove - they are located in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Cottage Grove ...

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

Harrisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harrisburg is located in Saline County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,404 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Harrisburg
- From Cottage Grove to Harrisburg
Eldorado
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Eldorado is located in Saline County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,837 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldorado <4>
Carrier Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
- Former names for Carrier Mills:
- Carriers Mills
- Morrilsville
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Carrier Mills
- From Cottage Grove to Carrier Mills
Norris City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Norris City is located in White County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norris City <4>
Shawneetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shawneetown
- From Cottage Grove to Shawneetown
Galatia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Galatia is located in Saline County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
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Ridgway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgway is located in Gallatin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ridgway
- From Cottage Grove to Ridgway
Equality
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Equality is located in Gallatin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Equality
- From Cottage Grove to Equality
New Haven
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- New Haven is located in Gallatin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
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Raleigh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Raleigh is located in Saline County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raleigh <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 Cottage Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cottage Grove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cottage Grove ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Saline, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cottage Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Cottage Grove area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Cottage Grove area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.