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Welcome to Cotham ...

So far, we found very little information about Cotham. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Cotham to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cotham, please Contact Us.

Cotham would have been located within present day Decatur County<2>.

The location of Cotham has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Cotham is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Cotham was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Cotham still existed, it would have been in the (731) area code.

Communities near Cotham ...

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

  • Mount Lebanon
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    • Mount Lebanon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<5> to the south of Cotham.
    • Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Mount Lebanon
  • Parsons
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    • Parsons lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<5> to the southwest of Cotham.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Parsons
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons<6>
  • New Johnsonville
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    • New Johnsonville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<5> to the north of Cotham.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Johnsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on New Johnsonville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Johnsonville<6>
  • Crossroads
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
    • Crossroads lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<5> to the northwest of Cotham.
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Crossroads
  • Linden
  • Lobelville
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    • Lobelville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<5> to the east of Cotham.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lobelville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Lobelville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lobelville<6>
  • Decaturville
  • Chesterfield
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    • Chesterfield lies 18 miles [29 km]<5> to the southwest of Cotham.
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Chesterfield
  • Darden
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    • Darden lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<5> to the southwest of Cotham.
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 399 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Darden
  • Grandmother Ford
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandmother Ford
    • Grandmother Ford lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<5> to the east of Cotham.
    • Estimated population in 2014: 307 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandmother Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Grandmother Ford

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

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

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

The official website for Decatur County: www.decaturcountytn.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Cotham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Decatur, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cotham - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cotham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cotham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7765, Longitude: -87.9931       In this case, the coordinates for Cotham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

 

 

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