Welcome to Cottier ...

Cottier is located in Goshen County<1>.

The location of Cottier has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cottier, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1923.

Cottier is 4,160 feet [1,268 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Cottier is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Cottier (for example, toward Henry (NE)), you will soon leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Cottier is within the (307) area code.

Communities near Cottier ...

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

• Torrington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrington
  • Torrington is located in Goshen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Torrington <4>
• Morrill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
  • Morrill is located in Scotts Bluff County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrill <4>
• Lingle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingle
  • Lingle is located in Goshen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lingle <4>
• Lyman
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
  • Lyman is located in Scotts Bluff County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <4>
• Fort Laramie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Laramie
  • Fort Laramie is located in Goshen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Laramie <4>
• Yoder
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
  • Yoder is located in Goshen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yoder <4>
• Henry
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • Henry is located in Furnas County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <4>
• Veteran
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veteran
  • Veteran is located in Goshen County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veteran <4>
• Huntley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
  • Huntley is located in Goshen County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntley <4>
• Hawk Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Springs
  • Hawk Springs is located in Goshen County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawk Springs <4>

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 Cottier. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cottier.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cottier ...

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

Adding Cottier to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cottier 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 Cottier was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cottier post office opened in 1923.

We also found Cottier mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cottier.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/