"Station in Verde Valley below Clarkdale, west side Verde River. "Town is located in a grove of grand old cottonwoods." Post Office established July 8, 1895, George W. Willard, PM."
Barnes, Will C.; Granger, Byrd (ed.) Arizona
Place Names University of Arizona Press. 1997
p. 99
"In 1874 soldiers from Camp Verde were stationed at an adobe house, but at that time there was no name for the present Cottonwood (where the house existed). As settlers moved in and the community developed, it took its name from a circle of sixteen large cottonwoods growing about one-quarter of a miles away from the Verde River. The place was unhealthful. Malaria and dysentry were severe problems as mosquitos rose in thick clouds from stagnant pools left by receding floods. Such quinine as was available sold at $4.00 an ounce and could be bought only when it was in surplus at Camp Verde. Nevertheless, by 1879, several families had settled there, including the Nichols, Van Deerens, Hawkins, and Strahans. It is a curious fact that eact family had nine children. The adobe building formerly used by soldiers became a school house. Today Cottonwood is a thriving community. P.O. est March 6, 1879, William H. Michael pm.
Barnes, Will C.; Granger, Byrd (ed.) Arizona's names : X marks the place Falconer Pub. Co. : distributed by Treasure Chest Publications, c1983. P. 179
City Profile-Arizona Department of Commerce, Cottonwood, Arizona
http://www.commerce.state.az.us/pdf/commasst/comm/cottonwd.pdf
Cottonwood, Arizona Homepage
http://www.ci.cottonwood.az.us/
The Arizonan.com Cottonwood
http://www.arizonan.com/Cottonwood/
Verde Valley Independant
http://www.sedonaverdevalley.com/verdevalleynews/
Cottonwood Public Library
100 South 6th Street Cottonwood Arizona 86326
520-634-7559
http://www.prescottlib.lib.az.us/ctwlib.htm
Dead Horse Ranch State Park
520-634-5283
http://www.pr.state.az.us/parkhtml/deadhorse.html
Blazin'M Ranch Chuckwagon Suppers
PO Box 160 10th & Main Street
Cottonwood AZ 86326
http://www.blazinm.com/
Books/Manuscripts found in the ASU Library Catalog
Cottonwood, Clarkdale And Cornville History. by Cottonwood Chapter 2021,
American Association of Retired Persons
F819
.C64 C6x 1984
An old-timer's scrapbook : a roundup from the range of his own recollections
and observations / by Don Willard.
F819.S4
W55x
Commercial development, the central business districts and bypass road,
Clarkdale and Cottonwood, Arizona / prepared by Ferguson, Morris &
Associates, Inc
XUCD
1.2:C 55
A general plan for Cottonwood, Arizona / Guy S. Greene
XUCO
2.2:P 51
Items on the Arizona and Southwest Index
Eldon Rudd Oral Interview
UO OH-RUD,ELD
Clemenceau Airport's Flight Through Time
FM MSM-166
The First Families of Arizona: The Joe Becchetti Family of Cottonwood.
FM MSM-359
Cottonwood, Arizona: Informational Brochures
CE EPH DTO-COTTONWOOD.1
Cottonwood, Arizona: Community Profiles. Varied Dates From 1975-
CE EPH DTO-COTTONWOOD.2
Cottonwood Civic Center Celebrates 50 Years
CE EPH DTO-COTTONWOOD.3
Cottonwood, Arizona: Informational Brochures
FE EPH DTO-COTTONWOOD.1
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