Cottage Grove, Indiana

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Cottage Grove, Indiana
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Cottage Grove
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Cottage Grove
Coordinates: 39°35′47″N84°51′42″W / 39.59639°N 84.86167°W / 39.59639; -84.86167
Country United States
State Indiana
County Union
Township Center
Elevation
[1]
318 m (1,043 ft)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47353
Area code 765
GNIS feature ID433011 [1]

Cottage Grove is an town in Center Township, Union County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

Cottage Grove was first settled in 1859 and was named because it consisted of a group of cottages. [2]

A post office was established at Cottage Grove in 1848, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1951. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cottage Grove, Indiana
  2. Chavers, Janice (July 28, 1979). "Cottage Grove's spirit is its survival". Palladium-Item. p. 3. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  3. "Union County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 21, 2016.