Do you know of Cottage City ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Cottage City. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Cottage City.<1>

Our sources for Cottage City (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Cottage City other than they indicate that Cottage City would be found somewhere in Dukes County, Massachusetts.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1880 and closed  in 1907.

Communities Also Named Cottage City ...

We found two communities that share the name Cottage City.

Within Massachusetts, the name Cottage City is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Maryland
    • Prince George's County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Cottage City [Prince George's County].
  • New York
    • Ontario County
    • Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Cottage City [Ontario County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Cottage City ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Cottage City:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Cottage City - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station, Express Office

George#&160;F. Cram Map of Massachusetts (1901)
Published by George F. Cram& Co.

More Orphans in  Dukes County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Dukes County.