Welcome to Cotman ...
So far, we found very little information about Cotman. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cotman to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cotman, please Contact Us.
Cotman would have been located within present day Henrico County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cotman, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Cotman is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Cotman was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Cotman was located: 804 & 686<4>
Communities near Cotman ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cotman.
- Richmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hopewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Colonial Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Elko
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Fort Lee
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Currituck Farms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
- Lee Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
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 Cotman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cotman.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cotman. 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 Cotman.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cotman. See our Newspapers Page for Cotman.
Adding Cotman to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cotman in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Cotman was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cotman.
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 Cotman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Henrico, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cotman - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Cotman area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Cotman area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
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