Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Cottage Grove.

Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Cottage Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cottage Grove and the surrounding area.

Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Richardson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richardson County

Communities Also Named Cottage Grove ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named Cottage Grove.

Within Nebraska, the name Cottage Grove is unique.

Beyond Nebraska, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - Cottage Grove, Coosa County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Cottage Grove [Coosa County].
- California
  - Cottage Grove, Siskiyou County
  - Please visit our profile page for the California community of Cottage Grove [Siskiyou County].
- Connecticut
  - Cottage Grove, Hartford County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Cottage Grove [Hartford County].
- Illinois
  - Cottage Grove, Cook County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Cottage Grove [Cook County].
  - Cottage Grove, Saline County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Cottage Grove [Saline County].
- Indiana
  - Cottage Grove, Union County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Cottage Grove [Union County].
- Iowa
  - Cottage Grove, Polk County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Cottage Grove [Polk County].
- Kansas
  - Cottage Grove, Allen County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Cottage Grove [Allen County].
- Maryland
  - Cottage Grove, Somerset County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Cottage Grove [Somerset County].
- Michigan
  - Cottage Grove, Roscommon County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Cottage Grove [Roscommon County].
  - Cottage Grove, Wayne County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Cottage Grove [Wayne County].
- Minnesota
  - Cottage Grove, Washington County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Cottage Grove [Washington County].
- Ohio
  - Cottage Grove, Summit County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Cottage Grove [Summit County].
- Oregon
  - Cottage Grove, Lane County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Cottage Grove [Lane County].
- Pennsylvania
  - Cottage Grove, Lawrence County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Cottage Grove [Lawrence County].
- Tennessee
  - Cottage Grove, Henry County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Cottage Grove [Henry County].
- Wisconsin
  - Cottage Grove, Dane County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Cottage Grove [Dane County].

Footnotes ...

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If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Cottage Grove could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.