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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Cotton Port. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cotton Port to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cotton Port, please Contact Us.
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 Port (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 Port. 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.
Name Variations for Cotton Port ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Cotton Port: Cotton Prt.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 doctors and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Cotton Port is historic, it would have been located within present day Meigs County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Meigs County: Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Rhea & Roane.
Below are the counties that are near Cotton Port. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cotton Port:
- Meigs County (The home county of Cotton Port)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Port, with the one closest to Cotton Port listed first.
- Goodfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Calico
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Beta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Decatur
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Cute ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- East View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Akeman Crossroad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Sewee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Surprise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Port, with the one closest to Cotton Port listed first.
- Summer City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Brayton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Ninemile
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Pikeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brockdell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Pailo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Winesap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Port, with the one closest to Cotton Port listed first.
- Etola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Charleston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Bellefounte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Countryside Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Hopewell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Bent Tree Acres
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- Cleveland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- East Cleveland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- South Cleveland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- McDonald
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mineral Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mineral Park is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- Wildwood Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Port, with the one closest to Cotton Port listed first.
- Jewett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Burke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Lake Tansi Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Newton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Crab Orchard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lantana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Port, with the one closest to Cotton Port listed first.
- Birchwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
- Sale Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Top
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Soddy Lake Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Soddy Lake Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy Lake Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,190 people
- Soddy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Soddy - Daisy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Mowbray
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mowbray is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowbray
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,615 people
- Lakesite
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
- Caramel Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
- Crabtree Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crabtree Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 763 people
- Harrison Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Ferry is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,769 people
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Port, with the one closest to Cotton Port listed first.
- Luttrell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Port, with the one closest to Cotton Port listed first.
- Lamontville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Riceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Athens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Niota
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Claxton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Prigmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Luskville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Goodsprings
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Bell Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Englewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Etowah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grady
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Port, with the one closest to Cotton Port listed first.
- Sweetwater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Madisonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jalapa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Port, with the one closest to Cotton Port listed first.
- Chestuee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Delano
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Benton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ocoee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Parksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Servilla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Oldfort
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Port, with the one closest to Cotton Port listed first.
- Bryan Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Graysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Ogden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Lakewood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Spring City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Roddy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Port, with the one closest to Cotton Port listed first.
- Pioneer Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Glen Alice
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Lakemont Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- Rockwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- Postoak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Port, with the one closest to Cotton Port listed first.
- Dunlap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Center Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cotton Port, see our County-by-County Page for Cotton Port.
Cemeteries Near Cotton Port ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cotton Port.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Cotton Port - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cotton Port covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cotton Port, with the one closest to Cotton Port listed first.
- Cotton Port Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Slave Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hazelwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Spence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Early Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Early Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Dayton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11596 <4>
- Locke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Howser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (819 more) ...
- Mynatt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethsadia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Goodfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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.
Cotton Port itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 42 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cotton Port, with the one closest to Cotton Port listed first.
- Pineland ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pineland is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineland
- Beta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Goodfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Decatur
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Big Spring is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Breedenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Breedenton is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breedenton
- Evensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Evensville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evensville
- Dayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Folger ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Folger is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
- Brittsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brittsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittsville
- Lamontville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Cute ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Graysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Etola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Fiketon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fiketon is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiketon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cotton Port. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cotton Port.
Newspapers Published in Cotton Port ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cotton Port.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cotton Port, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cotton Port.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Port:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Meigs County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Bradley County
- Cumberland County
- Hamilton County
- Loudon County
- McMinn County
- Monroe County
- Polk County
- Rhea County
- Roane County
- Sequatchie County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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 Cotton Port, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cotton Port) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |