🏙 Towns & cities
Cottage Grove
city in Lane County, Oregon, USA
🇺🇸 United States · 43.7947, -123.0525
Cottage Grove is recorded as a filming location for 2 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level — somewhere in Cottage Grove, rather than at one identified spot.
“The cast and crew arrived in Cottage Grove, Oregon, on May 27, 1926, with 18 freight cars full of Civil War-era cannons, rebuilt passenger cars, stagecoaches, houses, wagons and laborers.”
Movies filmed in Cottage Grove
Named here by Cottage Grove’s own Wikipedia article
Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Cottage Grove, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.
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The General 1926
“In the summer of 1926, Cottage Grove was the filming location for Buster Keaton's Civil War-era comedy The General, now regarded as one of the most significant films of the silent era.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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🏙 Towns & cities
Eugene
🇺🇸 United States
city in and county seat of Lane County, Oregon, United States
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🏙 Towns & cities
Dexter
🇺🇸 United States
unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Johnson Hall
🇺🇸 United States
historic building at the University of Oregon, USA
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🏙 Towns & cities
Springfield
🇺🇸 United States
city in Lane County, Oregon, United States
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
University of Oregon
🇺🇸 United States
public research university in Eugene, Oregon, USA
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Cottage Grove?
2 productions are recorded as filmed in Cottage Grove, including The General (1926) and Animal House (1978).
Which is the best known production filmed in Cottage Grove?
The General (1926), covered by 46 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Cottage Grove?
Cottage Grove is in the United States, at 43.7947, -123.0525.
What other filming locations are near Cottage Grove?
Eugene, Dexter, Johnson Hall, Springfield and 1 more, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0.