Cottonville, Wisconsin
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Cottonville, Wisconsin | |
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Coordinates: 44°03′30″N 89°48′23″W / 44.05833°N 89.80639°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
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.