Cottonville, North Carolina

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Cottonville, North Carolina
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Cottonville, North Carolina
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Cottonville, North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°11′55″N80°11′23″W / 35.19861°N 80.18972°W / 35.19861; -80.18972
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Stanly
Elevation
420 ft (130 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 704
GNIS feature ID1019801 [1]

Cottonville is an unincorporated community in Stanly County, North Carolina, United States. [1]

Richardson Creek flows three miles southeast of Cottonville.

An EF1 tornado struck Cottonville on May 11, 2019. Several trees were snapped or uprooted in and around the community. [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Cottonville, North Carolina". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Raleigh, North Carolina (2019). North Carolina Event Report: EF1 Tornado (Report). National Centers for Environmental Information. Retrieved December 26, 2019.