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Welcome to East Cottage Grove ...

East Cottage Grove is located in Washington County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for East Cottage Grove: E. Cottage Grv.

East Cottage Grove is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for East Cottage Grove: 651

Communities near East Cottage Grove ...

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

  • Saint Paul
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Eagan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Eagan is located in Dakota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,975 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagan <3>
  • Apple Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Maplewood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Richfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Roseville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Inver Grove Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Oakdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Oakdale is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,773 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <3>
  • Rosemount
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Cottage Grove ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Cottage Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.