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Welcome to Cottonville ...

Cottonville is located in Tate County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cottonville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Cottonville is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Cottonville: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Cottonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Cottonville - they are located in Alabama, Iowa, North Carolina and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Cottonville ...

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

  • Hernando
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Senatobia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Coldwater
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Como
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Como is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <4>
  • Crenshaw
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Tunica
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Sledge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Sledge is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Horseshoe Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Horseshoe Lake is located in Crittenden County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Falcon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Falcon is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Memphis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Memphis is located in DeSoto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cottonville ...

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

Adding Cottonville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cottonville 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 (so far) for Cottonville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cottonville post office opened in 1901. The Cottonville post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cottonville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Tate, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cottonville - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Cottonville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Cottonville 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/