Welcome to Cotton Grove ...

Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cotton Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Cotton Grove: Cotton Grv.

Cotton Grove is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Cotton Grove: (336)

Communities Also Named Cotton Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cotton Grove - it's located in Tennessee.

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

Communities near Cotton Grove ...

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

• Salisbury
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <3>
• Thomasville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
  • Thomasville is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <3>
• Lexington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <3>
• Trinity
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
  • Trinity is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity <3>
• Mocksville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
  • Mocksville is located in Davie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mocksville <3>
• Midway
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
• Spencer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <3>
• Wallburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallburg
  • Wallburg is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallburg <3>
• Granite Quarry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Quarry
  • Granite Quarry is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,002 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Quarry <3>
• Rockwell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
  • Rockwell is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwell <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cotton Grove ...

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

Adding Cotton Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cotton Grove 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 Cotton Grove was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Cotton Grove on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cotton Grove.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Davidson County: www.co.davidson.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/