page_title: Cottonwood, Callahan County, Texas
section_title: Cottonwood Springs
hierarchical_section_title: Cottonwood, Callahan County, Texas / History / Cottonwood Springs
caption_attribution_description: This is a photo of the old building in Cottonwood, Texas which housed the bank and post office of that town. Taken by Benjamin Bruce on December 3rd, 2005.
context_page_description: Cottonwood is an unincorporated community in southeastern Callahan County, Texas, United States, on FM 880, eight miles northwest of Cross Plains. It was first settled by J. W. Love in 1875, under the name Cottonwood Springs. The name was shortened to Cottonwood when a post office was established there. The town has a community center, active church of Christ and Baptist Church congregations, a Methodist Church building, and a volunteer fire department.
  Cottonwood is part of the Abilene, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.
context_section_description: A historical marker just outside the town reads as follows:
  After Indians on High Plains were subdued (1874) by Gen. R. S. MacKenzie, settlers started to pour into this area, where they found abundant game, water, and good soil for ranching, farming. Cottonwood Springs, at head of Green Briar Creek, was one of first villages founded (in 1875). The town soon became a trading center for southeastern part of county. It had several stores, two churches, and a school; and although usually peaceful, it experienced many gun battles. The town name was shortened to "Cottonwood" after first post office was established in 1883.
caption: The old bank and post office in Cottonwood (Photo by Benjamin Bruce)
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