486:
82:
115:
122:
89:
251:
in the vicinity. Charles
Heinrich founded the town in 1852 when he established a store. The same year he bought 160 acres (65 ha), which were bounded on each side by land purchased by others. This area was served by the Cache Creek Post Office which began its service on March 24, 1852. A
280:
to
Hurlbut's land by area resident George W. Scott. Even the Cache Creek Post Office moved to Madison on March 29, 1877. The only thing left in Cottonwood was the Cottonwood Cemetery with tombstones from the 1860s and 1870s. The Cottonwood Cemetery is still in active use today.
275:
to the Clear Lake
Railroad line bypassed them on its way to Madison. The decision to bypass Cottonwood was made when D.B. Hurlbut gave the right-of-way through his land and a $ 1,000 donation for the rail-company to construct a terminal in Madison. The road was graded from
259:
In 1861 Henry and
Caroline Fredrick gave three acres for a Union School on the corner of roads 90 and 23. By 1870 the area had a hotel, a saloon, two stores, a blacksmith, a wagon maker, a saddler, and a shoemaker. A
252:
racetrack was constructed by Andrew Work about one mile northeast of the store that
Heinrich built. The upkeep of animals at the racetrack made way for the establishment of a local
150:
686:
409:
560:
696:
272:
25:
701:
402:
81:
353:
452:
387:
114:
691:
318:
618:
395:
382:
297:
628:
535:
465:
545:
656:
497:
419:
225:
205:
595:
510:
383:
U.S. Geological Survey
Geographic Names Information System: Cottonwood, Yolo County, California
298:
U.S. Geological Survey
Geographic Names Information System: Cottonwood, Yolo County, California
267:
Many of the buildings, businesses, and residents of
Cottonwood moved from their little town to
17:
520:
261:
248:
417:
663:
515:
475:
441:
8:
633:
590:
575:
555:
540:
525:
470:
277:
268:
233:
638:
600:
550:
530:
505:
643:
585:
460:
314:
311:
California's
Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State
565:
357:
680:
185:
165:
152:
40:
27:
236:, at an elevation of 164 feet (50 m). It still appears on maps as of 1917.
434:
610:
253:
229:
195:
342:. Woodland, CA: Yolo County Historical Society. 1970. p. 6.
16:
For the place in Shasta County called
Cottonwood, see
313:. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 470.
271:, one mile north, when the a rail line connecting
678:
232:. It was located 2 miles (3.2 km) south of
55:Former settlement in California, United States
687:Former settlements in Yolo County, California
403:
334:
332:
330:
410:
396:
327:
485:
346:
679:
308:
391:
356:. Capay Valley Vision. Archived from
697:Populated places established in 1852
13:
484:
418:Municipalities and communities of
354:"Capay Valley Historical Timeline"
302:
247:was named for the large number of
121:
88:
14:
713:
702:1852 establishments in California
376:
120:
113:
87:
80:
561:University of California-Davis
291:
134:Cottonwood (the United States)
1:
284:
137:Show map of the United States
7:
264:building was also present.
10:
718:
239:
224:is a former settlement in
15:
692:Ghost towns in California
652:
609:
574:
496:
482:
451:
432:
340:Three Maps of Yolo County
309:Durham, David L. (1998).
211:
201:
191:
181:
146:
74:
67:
60:
421:Yolo County, California
215:164 ft (50 m)
490:
166:38.65833°N 121.97111°W
104:Show map of California
101:Location in California
41:38.65833°N 121.97111°W
18:Cottonwood, California
488:
262:Congregational Church
665:United States portal
171:38.65833; -121.97111
46:38.65833; -121.97111
162: /
37: /
491:
674:
673:
658:California portal
219:
218:
69:Former settlement
709:
666:
659:
487:
444:
437:
427:
422:
412:
405:
398:
389:
388:
370:
369:
367:
365:
350:
344:
343:
336:
325:
324:
306:
300:
295:
249:cottonwood trees
177:
176:
174:
173:
172:
167:
163:
160:
159:
158:
155:
138:
124:
123:
117:
105:
91:
90:
84:
58:
57:
52:
51:
49:
48:
47:
42:
38:
35:
34:
33:
30:
717:
716:
712:
711:
710:
708:
707:
706:
677:
676:
675:
670:
664:
657:
648:
629:Fremont Landing
605:
577:
570:
536:Knights Landing
492:
489:Yolo County map
480:
466:West Sacramento
447:
442:
435:
428:
425:
420:
416:
379:
374:
373:
363:
361:
360:on May 14, 2009
352:
351:
347:
338:
337:
328:
321:
307:
303:
296:
292:
287:
242:
170:
168:
164:
161:
156:
153:
151:
149:
148:
142:
141:
140:
139:
136:
135:
132:
131:
130:
129:
125:
108:
107:
106:
103:
102:
99:
98:
97:
96:
92:
70:
63:
56:
45:
43:
39:
36:
31:
28:
26:
24:
23:
21:
12:
11:
5:
715:
705:
704:
699:
694:
689:
672:
671:
669:
668:
661:
653:
650:
649:
647:
646:
641:
636:
631:
626:
621:
615:
613:
607:
606:
604:
603:
598:
593:
588:
582:
580:
576:Unincorporated
572:
571:
569:
568:
563:
558:
553:
548:
546:Monument Hills
543:
538:
533:
528:
523:
518:
513:
508:
502:
500:
494:
493:
483:
481:
479:
478:
473:
468:
463:
457:
455:
449:
448:
433:
430:
429:
415:
414:
407:
400:
392:
386:
385:
378:
377:External links
375:
372:
371:
345:
326:
319:
301:
289:
288:
286:
283:
241:
238:
217:
216:
213:
209:
208:
203:
199:
198:
193:
189:
188:
183:
179:
178:
144:
143:
133:
127:
126:
119:
118:
112:
111:
110:
109:
100:
94:
93:
86:
85:
79:
78:
77:
76:
75:
72:
71:
68:
65:
64:
61:
54:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
714:
703:
700:
698:
695:
693:
690:
688:
685:
684:
682:
667:
662:
660:
655:
654:
651:
645:
642:
640:
637:
635:
632:
630:
627:
625:
622:
620:
617:
616:
614:
612:
608:
602:
599:
597:
594:
592:
589:
587:
584:
583:
581:
579:
573:
567:
564:
562:
559:
557:
554:
552:
549:
547:
544:
542:
539:
537:
534:
532:
529:
527:
524:
522:
519:
517:
514:
512:
509:
507:
504:
503:
501:
499:
495:
477:
474:
472:
469:
467:
464:
462:
459:
458:
456:
454:
450:
446:
445:
438:
431:
426:United States
423:
413:
408:
406:
401:
399:
394:
393:
390:
384:
381:
380:
359:
355:
349:
341:
335:
333:
331:
322:
320:1-884995-14-4
316:
312:
305:
299:
294:
290:
282:
279:
274:
270:
265:
263:
257:
255:
250:
246:
237:
235:
231:
227:
223:
214:
210:
207:
204:
200:
197:
194:
190:
187:
186:United States
184:
180:
175:
147:Coordinates:
145:
116:
83:
73:
66:
59:
53:
50:
19:
623:
440:
364:December 19,
362:. Retrieved
358:the original
348:
339:
310:
304:
293:
266:
258:
244:
243:
221:
220:
22:
611:Ghost towns
578:communities
436:County seat
273:Vaca Valley
226:Yolo County
206:Yolo County
169: /
157:121°58′16″W
44: /
32:121°58′16″W
681:Categories
624:Cottonwood
596:Plainfield
511:Clarksburg
285:References
254:blacksmith
245:Cottonwood
230:California
222:Cottonwood
196:California
154:38°39′30″N
128:Cottonwood
95:Cottonwood
62:Cottonwood
29:38°39′30″N
521:El Macero
256:in 1852.
212:Elevation
516:Dunnigan
476:Woodland
443:Woodland
634:Liwaito
619:Buckeye
591:Merritt
556:Tancred
541:Madison
526:Esparto
471:Winters
278:Winters
269:Madison
240:History
234:Madison
182:Country
639:Mullen
601:Zamora
551:Rumsey
531:Guinda
506:Brooks
453:Cities
317:
202:County
644:Ronda
586:Capay
461:Davis
192:State
566:Yolo
498:CDPs
366:2008
315:ISBN
683::
439::
424:,
329:^
228:,
411:e
404:t
397:v
368:.
323:.
20:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
