Cottonwood Point, Missouri

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Cottonwood Point is a census-designated place in Pemiscot County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community is on the west bank of the Mississippi River with Heloise, Tennessee lying one mile across the river to the southeast. [2]

History

A post office called Cottonwood Point was established in 1853, and remained in operation until 1912. [3] The community was named for a grove of cottonwood trees near the original town site. [4] It is also the home of the Historic Taylor Cemetery and the Taylor Cemetery Restoration Project started in 2017. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cottonwood Point, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 71 ISBN   0899332242
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Pemiscot County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Taylor Cemetery List".

Coordinates: 36°03′50″N89°41′57″W / 36.06389°N 89.69917°W / 36.06389; -89.69917


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