Welcome to Cottle ...

Cottle is located in Morgan County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cottle, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1931.

Cottle is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Cottle and travel west, you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Cottle: (606)

Communities Also Named Cottle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Cottle - they are located in Georgia, 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.

• West Liberty
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
  • West Liberty is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <4>
• Salyersville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salyersville
  • Salyersville is located in Magoffin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salyersville <4>
• Sandy Hook
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Sandy Hook is located in Elliott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Hook <4>
• Cisco
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
  • Cisco is located in Magoffin County
• Dingus
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dingus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
  • Dingus is located in Morgan County
• Logville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logville
  • Logville is located in Magoffin County
• Elkfork
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkfork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork
  • Elkfork is located in Morgan County
• Jeptha
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeptha
  • Jeptha is located in Morgan County
• Cannel City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannel City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannel City
  • Cannel City is located in Morgan County
• Edna
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
  • Edna is located in Magoffin County

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 for Cottle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cottle post office opened in 1931.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cottle.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/