Welcome to Cottonwood Point ...

Cottonwood Point is located in the Bootheel of Missouri.

Cottonwood Point is located in Pemiscot County<1>.

The location of Cottonwood Point has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cottonwood Point, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

A typical abbreviation for Cottonwood Point: Cottonwood Pt.

Cottonwood Point is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Cottonwood Point is within the (573) area code.

Communities Also Named Cottonwood Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cottonwood Point - it's located in New York.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cottonwood Point.

Communities near Cottonwood Point ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cottonwood Point.

• Mengelwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
  • Mengelwood is located in Dyer County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
• Dyersburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersburg
  • Dyersburg is located in Dyer County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyersburg <4>
• Blytheville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blytheville
  • Blytheville is located in Mississippi County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blytheville <4>
• Caruthersville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruthersville
  • Caruthersville is located in Pemiscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caruthersville <4>
• Gosnell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gosnell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnell
  • Gosnell is located in Mississippi County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,066 people
• Hayti
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti
  • Hayti is located in Pemiscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayti <4>
• Steele
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steele have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele
  • Steele is located in Pemiscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steele <4>
• Ridgely
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
  • Ridgely is located in Lake County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgely <4>
• Powells Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powells Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Ferry
  • Powells Ferry is located in Lake County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,319 people
• Hayti Heights
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayti Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti Heights
  • Hayti Heights is located in Pemiscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cottonwood Point ...

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

Adding Cottonwood Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cottonwood Point 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 Cottonwood Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cottonwood Point post office opened in 1853.

We also found Cottonwood Point in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cottonwood Point.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/