Welcome to Cottage Home ...

Cottage Home is located in Wilson County<1>.

The location of Cottage Home has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cottage Home, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1888.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Cottage Home had a population of 88 people.<3> (see below for details).

Cottage Home is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Cottage Home lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Cottage Home: (615)

Communities Also Named Cottage Home ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Cottage Home - they are located in Illinois and North Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cottage Home.

Communities near Cottage Home ...

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

• Temperance Hall
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temperance Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
  • Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
• Smithville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
  • Smithville is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,978 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <5>
• Woodbury
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Cannon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,971 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <5>
• Carthage
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <5>
• Bluff Creek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
  • Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
• Watertown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
  • Watertown is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watertown <5>
• South Carthage
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
  • South Carthage is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
• Gordonsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordonsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
  • Gordonsville is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordonsville <5>
• Alexandria
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <5>
• Dowelltown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowelltown
  • Dowelltown is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dowelltown <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cottage Home ...

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

Adding Cottage Home to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cottage Home 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 Cottage Home was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888).

We also found Cottage Home in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cottage Home.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wilson County: www.wilsoncountytn.com/

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