Cottonvale is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.

[2] It borders New South Wales and contains the town of Cotton Vale.

[3][5][6][4] The New England Highway also traverses the locality from the north-east (Dalveen) to the south-east (Thulimbah), always remaining east of the railway line and bypassing the town.

[4] After World War I, the area was opened up as a soldier settlement focused on fruit growing.

The town was named after the Cotton Vale railway station, which was in turn named in 1920 by the Queensland Railways Department after orchardist Edward Cotton, who was believed to be the first from his district to enlist as a soldier in World War I.