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. Wikipedia names it for 3 more.
“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
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Cottage Grove as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
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Stand by Me
1986
“Other scenes were filmed in nearby Cottage Grove, Veneta, Eugene and Junction City.” Wikipedia
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Emperor of the North Pole
1973
“The film was shot in and around the city of Cottage Grove, Oregon (also the location used by Buster Keaton for his 1927 railroad feature The General), along the Oregon, Pacific and Eastern Railway (OP&E)'s active right-of-way.” Wikipedia
- Without Limits 1998
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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Landscapes & nature
Dorena Reservoir
United States·8 km east
body of water
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Towns & cities
Dexter
United States·23 km north-east
unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States
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Landmarks & buildings
Lane Community College
United States·24 km north
community college in Eugene, Oregon, USA
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Landscapes & nature
Willamette River
United States·25 km north
major river in northwest Oregon
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Landmarks & buildings
Hayward Field
United States·28 km north
track and field stadium, located in the northwest United States in Eugene, Oregon
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Landmarks & buildings
University of Oregon
United States·28 km north
public research university in Eugene, Oregon, USA
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Cottage Grove?
5 productions are recorded as filmed in Cottage Grove, including The General (1926), Animal House (1978) and Stand by Me (1986). 3 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
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. Its coordinates are 43.7947, -123.0525.
What other filming locations are near Cottage Grove?
Dorena Reservoir (8 km east), Dexter (23 km north-east), Lane Community College (24 km north), Willamette River (25 km north) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0.