Welcome to Cottonwood ...

Cottonwood is located

Cottonwood is located in Somervell County<1>.

When the people of Cottonwood refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Cottonwoodite<2>

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

Area Code for Cottonwood: 254

Communities Also Named Cottonwood ...

While we believe that this Cottonwood is located in Somervell 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 McLennan 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.

Footnotes ...

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If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Somervell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

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A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Cottonwood refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Cottonwood may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.