Cottonwood Point, Missouri

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]

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".

36°03′50″N 89°41′57″W


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