Cottonwood Point is a census-designated placeinPemiscot County, in the U.S. stateofMissouri.[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]
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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36°03′50″N 89°41′57″W / 36.06389°N 89.69917°W / 36.06389; -89.69917
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