Welcome to Cottonwood ...Cottonwood is located Cottonwood is located in McLennan County<1>. When the people of Cottonwood refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Cottonwoodite<2> Cottonwood is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Cottonwood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Cottonwood: 254 While we believe that this Cottonwood is located in McLennan County, we know of another 9 Texas communities named Cottonwood. Those communities are located in the following counties: Brazos, Callahan, Erath, Falls, Hidalgo, Kaufman, Liberty, Madison and Somervell County. Beyond Texas, there are 47 communities that are also named Cottonwood - they are located in Alabama (3), Alaska, Arizona (4), British Columbia, California (3), Colorado (3), Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada (3), New Mexico (3), Oklahoma (2), South Dakota, Utah (3) and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cottonwood. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cottonwood. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cottonwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cottonwood. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cottonwood. 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 Cottonwood. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cottonwood. See our Newspapers Page for Cottonwood. Looking for more information about Cottonwood? 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 Cottonwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cottonwood. |