Coosada Village

Coosada Village, also known as Coosada Creek, Cosauda and Coosauda. Coosada Creek comes from an 1850’s map and it is thought “Creek” was indicative of the inhabitants, Creek Indians, and not used as a name. Coosada is located on the Alabama River at (32.504197, -86.334120).

Coosawda was home to a Creek (Coushatta tribe) village called Koasati in the 18th and early 19th centuries. By invitation, many Chickamauga Cherokee followers of Dragging Canoe fled to the town during—and immediately following—the American War of Independence. Coosada was the birthplace of the influential Creek leader, William Weatherford, who led the Red Stick uprising of 1813–1814.

Additional maps label the area as Rileys Creek or Jones Creek and for a while the name was Coosawda.

Present day Coosada is located in Elmore County in the central eastern part of Alabama. At the 2010 census the population was 1,224.