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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Cotton Town (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Cotton Town. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Cotton Town is located in Blair County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Blair County: Bedford, Cambria, Centre & Huntingdon.

Below are the counties that are near Cotton Town. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cotton Town:

  • Blair County     (The home county of Cotton Town)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Town, with the one closest to Cotton Town listed first.
    • Claysburg
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Roaring Spring
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
      • Roaring Spring is located in Blair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,399 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Spring <1>
    • Puzzletown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puzzletown
      • Puzzletown is located in Blair County
    • Blue Knob
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Knob
      • Blue Knob is located in Blair County
    • Martinsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
      • Martinsburg is located in Blair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <1>
    • Newry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Clover Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
      • Clover Creek is located in Blair County
    • Duncansville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncansville
      • Duncansville is located in Blair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,148 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncansville <1>
    • Hollidaysburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Canan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canan
      • Canan is located in Blair County
    • Frankstown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankstown
      • Frankstown is located in Blair County
    • Beavertown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beavertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
      • Beavertown is located in Blair County
  • Bedford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Town, with the one closest to Cotton Town listed first.
    • Osterburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • New Enterprise
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
      • New Enterprise is located in Bedford County
    • Waterside
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterside
      • Waterside is located in Bedford County
    • Salemville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemville
      • Salemville is located in Bedford County
    • Pleasantville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
      • Pleasantville is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
    • Saint Clairsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clairsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clairsville
      • Saint Clairsville is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
    • Woodbury
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Woodbury is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <1>
    • Yellow Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
      • Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
    • Marble City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
      • Marble City is located in Bedford County
    • Riddlesburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
      • Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
    • Langdondale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langdondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdondale
      • Langdondale is located in Bedford County
    • New Paris
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paris
      • New Paris is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paris <1>
  • Cambria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Town, with the one closest to Cotton Town listed first.
    • Puritan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
      • Puritan is located in Cambria County
    • Bens Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bens Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bens Creek
      • Bens Creek is located in Cambria County
    • Oil City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
      • Oil City is located in Cambria County
    • Scarlan Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarlan Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlan Hill
      • Scarlan Hill is located in Cambria County
    • Spring Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Spring Hill is located in Cambria County
    • Beaverdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale
      • Beaverdale is located in Cambria County
    • Portage
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sonman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sonman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonman
      • Sonman is located in Cambria County
    • Dunlo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlo
      • Dunlo is located in Cambria County
    • Tunnelhill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnelhill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelhill
      • Tunnelhill is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Cresson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Salix
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salix
      • Salix is located in Cambria County
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Town, with the one closest to Cotton Town listed first.
    • Valley-Hi
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley-Hi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
      • Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
    • Waterfall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Crystal Spring
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
      • Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
    • Laidig
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laidig have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
      • Laidig is located in Fulton County
    • Emmaville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
      • Emmaville is located in Fulton County
    • Harrisonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
      • Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
    • Sipes Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sipes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
      • Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
  • Huntingdon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Town, with the one closest to Cotton Town listed first.
    • Middletown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Huntingdon County
    • Coalmont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
      • Coalmont is located in Huntingdon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Dudley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
      • Dudley is located in Huntingdon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
    • Marklesburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklesburg
      • Marklesburg is located in Huntingdon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
    • Broad Top City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broad Top City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
      • Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
    • Robertsdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
      • Robertsdale is located in Huntingdon County
    • Cooks
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
      • Cooks is located in Huntingdon County
    • Todd
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
      • Todd is located in Huntingdon County
    • Hesston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Joller ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joller have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joller
      • Joller is located in Huntingdon County
    • Kimmel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
      • Kimmel is located in Huntingdon County
    • Rocky Ridge ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rocky Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
      • Rocky Ridge is located in Huntingdon County
  • Indiana County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Town, with the one closest to Cotton Town listed first.
    • Rexis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexis
      • Rexis is located in Indiana County
    • Wehrum
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wehrum
      • Wehrum is located in Indiana County
    • Dilltown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Town, with the one closest to Cotton Town listed first.
    • Ogletown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
      • Ogletown is located in Somerset County
    • Windber
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Paint
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
      • Paint is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Central City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,021 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <1>
    • Tire Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tire Hill
      • Tire Hill is located in Somerset County
    • Benson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
      • Benson is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Blough
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blough
      • Blough is located in Somerset County
    • Buckstown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckstown
      • Buckstown is located in Somerset County
    • Davidsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsville
      • Davidsville is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davidsville <1>
    • Hollsopple
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Hooversville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooversville
      • Hooversville is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
    • New Baltimore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Baltimore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
      • New Baltimore is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
  • Westmoreland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Town, with the one closest to Cotton Town listed first.
    • Seward
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
      • Seward is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seward <1>
    • Robb
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
      • Robb is located in Westmoreland County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cotton Town, see our County-by-County Page for Cotton Town.

Newspapers Published in Cotton Town ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cotton Town.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cotton Town, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cotton Town.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Cotton Town:

Cemeteries Near Cotton Town ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cotton Town.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cotton Town covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cotton Town, with the one closest to Cotton Town listed first.

  • Stiefler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stiefler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stiefler Cemetery
  • Holsinger Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Noggle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noggle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noggle Cemetery
  • Potter Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potter Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potter Creek Cemetery
  • Replogle Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Replogle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Replogle Cemetery
  • Kauffman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Stowberger Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stowberger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stowberger Cemetery
  • Keagy Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keagy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keagy Cemetery
  • Dry Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dry Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dry Hill Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Burger Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burger Cemetery
  • Continue List   (257 more) ...
    • Stonerook Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stonerook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stonerook Cemetery
    • Nicodemus Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nicodemus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nicodemus Cemetery
    • Shriver Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shriver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shriver Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Cotton Town in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cotton Town.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Cotton Town, with the one closest to Cotton Town listed first.

  • Queen
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen
    • Queen is located in Bedford County
  • King
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
    • King is located in Bedford County
  • Claysburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bakers Summit
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakers Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Summit
    • Bakers Summit is located in Bedford County
  • Ore Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ore Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Hill
    • Ore Hill is located in Blair County
  • Pavia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pavia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavia
    • Pavia is located in Bedford County
  • Maria
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
    • Maria is located in Bedford County
  • Roaring Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
    • Roaring Spring is located in Blair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,399 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Spring <1>
  • East Sharpsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Sharpsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharpsburg
    • East Sharpsburg is located in Blair County
  • Rodman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
    • Rodman is located in Blair County
  • McKee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
    • McKee is located in Blair County
  • East Freedom
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freedom
    • East Freedom is located in Blair County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Freedom <1>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Blue Knob
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Knob
      • Blue Knob is located in Blair County
    • Osterburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Curryville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
      • Curryville is located in Blair County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cotton Town. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cotton Town.

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cotton Town) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cotton Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2795, Longitude: -78.4808       In this case, the coordinates for Cotton Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cotton Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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