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Cottonville is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Iowa, United States.
Cottonville was founded in Richland Township prior to the American Civil War, and was described by historian James Whitcomb Ellis as a "thriving little town" in that era. Cottonville's post office opened in 1850.
The town of Cottonville had two general stores, two shoe shops, a blacksmith, a wagon shop, a grocery store, a post office, and a saloon. The community also boasted a Methodist church. In the early years, the church shared a preacher with nearby Lamotte to the north.
Cottonville's population was 41 in 1902. The town began to decline with the coming of the railroad to nearby Lamotte, and by 1910, there was only one store and the blacksmith shop left in the Cottonville community. The Methodist church in Cottonville was abandoned around this time. The Cottonville post office, which had been open for fifty years, closed in 1900.
Geography
Cottonville is located in Richland Township, at .History
Cottonville was founded in Richland Township prior to the American Civil War, and was described by historian James Whitcomb Ellis as a "thriving little town" in that era. Cottonville's post office opened in 1850.
The town of Cottonville had two general stores, two shoe shops, a blacksmith, a wagon shop, a grocery store, a post office, and a saloon. The community also boasted a Methodist church. In the early years, the church shared a preacher with nearby Lamotte to the north.
Cottonville's population was 41 in 1902. The town began to decline with the coming of the railroad to nearby Lamotte, and by 1910, there was only one store and the blacksmith shop left in the Cottonville community. The Methodist church in Cottonville was abandoned around this time. The Cottonville post office, which had been open for fifty years, closed in 1900.
Notable person
*Alva L. Hager
Alva Lysander Hager (October 29, 1850 – January 29, 1923) was a three-term Republican Party (United States), Republican United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Iowa's 9th congressional district in the 1890s.
Biograp ...
, Iowa politician and lawyer, lived near Cottonville with his parents.'Iowa Biographical Dictionary,' Volume 1, Jan Oforio, Somerset Publishing Co, Inc., St. Clair Shores, Michigan: 2000, Biographical Sketch of Alva Lysander Hager, pg. 321-322
See also
* Van Buren, IowaReferences
Unincorporated communities in Jackson County, Iowa Unincorporated communities in Iowa {{JacksonCountyIA-geo-stub