Cottonville, Wisconsin

Cottonville, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Cotton-
ville
Cotton-
ville
Coordinates: 44°03′30″N 89°48′23″W / 44.05833°N 89.80639°W / 44.05833; -89.80639Coordinates: 44°03′30″N 89°48′23″W / 44.05833°N 89.80639°W / 44.05833; -89.80639
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Adams
Town Preston
Elevation 965 ft (294 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 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

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cottonville, Wisconsin
  2. Adams County (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (pdf) on May 16, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
  3. Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.
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