Welcome to Cottonwood ...

Cottonwood is located in Salt Lake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cottonwood, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

Cottonwood is 4,380 feet [1,335 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Cottonwood is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Cottonwood lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Cottonwood: (801) and (385)<4>

Communities Also Named Cottonwood ...

While we believe that this Cottonwood is located in Salt Lake County, we know of another 2 Utah communities named Cottonwood. Those communities are located in the following counties: Davis and Grand County.

Beyond Utah, 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, Texas (10) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Cottonwood ...

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

• Salt Lake City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lake City
  • Salt Lake City is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 204,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salt Lake City <5>
• West Valley City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Valley City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Valley City
  • West Valley City is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 133,894 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Valley City <5>
• West Jordan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jordan
  • West Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Jordan <5>
• Sandy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
  • Sandy is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <5>
• South Jordan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jordan
  • South Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Jordan <5>
• Lehi
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehi have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
  • Lehi is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi <5>
• Taylorsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
  • Taylorsville is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <5>
• Herriman
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herriman
  • Herriman is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herriman <5>
• Draper
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
  • Draper is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Draper <5>
• Riverton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
  • Riverton is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <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 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages 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.

Adding Cottonwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cottonwood 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 Cottonwood was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Cottonwood on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cottonwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Salt Lake County: www.slco.org/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/