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Welcome to Cottageville ...

Cottageville is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cottageville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1860.

Cottageville is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Cottageville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Cottageville: 304 & 681<3>

The ZIP code for Cottageville: 25239<4>

Communities Also Named Cottageville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Cottageville - they are located in Kentucky, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Cottageville ...

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

  • Point Pleasant
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Ravenswood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ripley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Middleport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pomeroy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pomeroy is located in Meigs County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,740 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <5>
  • New Haven
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Buffalo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Mason
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Syracuse
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Racine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Racine is located in Meigs County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 654 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Racine <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 Cottageville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cottageville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cottageville. 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 Cottageville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cottageville. See our Newspapers Page for Cottageville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cottageville ...

Looking for more information about Cottageville? 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 Cottageville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cottageville.

Adding Cottageville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cottageville 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 (so far) for Cottageville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cottageville post office opened in 1860.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cottageville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cottageville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Cottageville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Cottageville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Cottageville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Cottageville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/