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Welcome to Cottles Corner ...

Cottles Corner is located in Bedford County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Cottles Corner: Cottles Cor. (or less commonly used: Cottles Crn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Cottles Corner for more information about variations on the name of Cottles Corner.

Cottles Corner is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Cottles Corner: 814 & 582<3>

Websites for Cottles Corner ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bedfordcountychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Cottles Corner, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Cottles Corner ...

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

  • Bedford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Roaring Spring
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Martinsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Everett
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Todd
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Todd is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
  • Saxton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Broad Top City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
  • Three Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Saltillo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Saltillo is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
  • Schellsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 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 Cottles Corner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cottles Corner.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cottles Corner ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Bedford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cottles Corner - 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Cottles Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Cottles Corner 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.