Welcome to Cottage Grove ...
The city of Cottage Grove is located in Lane County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cottage Grove, you might consider that their post office opened in 1855.
A typical abbreviation for Cottage Grove: Cottage Grv.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Cottage Grove has a population of 10,457 people<2> (see below for details).
Cottage Grove is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Cottage Grove lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Cottage Grove: (541) and (458)<4>
Websites for Cottage Grove ...
Official Website: www.cottagegrove.org/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cottage Grove had an population of 10,457 people. This is an increase of 7.96% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 23.82% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Cottage Grove had a population of 9,686 people. This makes Cottage Grove the county's 3rd most populous community.
The population of Cottage Grove represents 0.25% of the total population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 49th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 9,686 people, the population of Cottage Grove increased 14.7% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 8,445 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Cottage Grove.
Communities Also Named Cottage Grove ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Cottage Grove - they are located in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cottage Grove.
Communities near Cottage Grove ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cottage Grove.
- Eugene
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Eugene is located in Lane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173,236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eugene <5>
- Springfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Springfield is located in Lane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63,209 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <5>
- Creswell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creswell have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Creswell is located in Lane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,540 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creswell <5>
- Drain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drain
- Drain is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drain <5>
- Lowell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Lowell is located in Lane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <5>
- Yoncalla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yoncalla have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoncalla
- Yoncalla is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yoncalla <5>
- Divide ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Walker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Walker is located in Lane County
- Cresswell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresswell
- Cresswell is located in Lane County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresswell <5>
- Curtin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
- Curtin is located in Douglas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Curtin <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cottage Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cottage Grove.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cottage Grove. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cottage Grove.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cottage Grove. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Cottage Grove.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cottage Grove ...
Looking for more information about Cottage Grove? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the Tourism page for Cottage Grove, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cottage Grove.
Adding Cottage Grove to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cottage Grove in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cottage Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Cottage Grove post office opened in 1855.
We also found Cottage Grove in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cottage Grove.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Cottage Grove: www.cottagegrove.org/
The official website for Lane County: www.lanecounty.org/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Lane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Cottage Grove. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cottage Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (458) is an overlay for area code (541). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |