Cottonville, Wisconsin
Cottonville, Wisconsin | |
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  Cotton- ville  Cotton- ville | |
| Coordinates: 44°03′30″N 89°48′23″W / 44.05833°N 89.80639°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Adams |
| Town | Preston |
| Elevation | 294 m (965 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 608 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1837579[1] |
Cottonville is an unincorporated community located in the town of Preston, Adams County, Wisconsin, United States. Cottonville is located on Wisconsin Highway 13 and Big Roche Cri Creek 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Friendship.[2] Originally named Roche-A-Cree, Cottonville was named after Julius Cotton, who built a dam and sawmill on Big Roche-a-Cri Creek in the 1850s.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cottonville, Wisconsin
- ^ Adams County (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (pdf) on May 16, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
- ^ Callary, Edward (2016). Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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