Cottonville, Wisconsin
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]
Cottonville, Wisconsin | |
---|---|
Cotton- ville Cotton- ville | |
Coordinates: 44°03′30″N 89°48′23″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(s) | 608 |
GNIS feature ID | 1837579[1] |
References
- 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. Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.