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Welcome to Cottier ...

Cottier is located in Goshen County<1>.

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.<2> 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).

Area Code for Cottier: 307

Communities near Cottier ...

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

  • Torrington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • 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.<4> 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 <3>
  • Lingle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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.<4> 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 <3>
  • Fort Laramie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Yoder
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • 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 <3>
  • Veteran
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Huntley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hawk Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Goshen, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cottier - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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