Cotton is an unincorporated community located in Mitchell County, United States.[1]

Cotton, Georgia Cotton Community
Unincorporated community
Cotton, Georgia
Coordinates: 31°09′42″N 84°04′01″W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Mitchell
Elevation	325 ft (99 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	31765
Area code(s)	229

History

Cotton was originally called "Mapleton", and under the latter name was founded in 1899.[2] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1913 as the "Town of Cotton", with municipal corporate limits extending in a one-half mile radius from the central railroad depot.[3] The present name is after the local cotton growing industry.[2] Cotton's town charter was dissolved in 1995.[4]

Geography

Cotton's latitude is at 31.162 and its longitude is at -84.067. Its elevation rests at 325 feet. Cotton appears on the Cotton South U.S. Geological Survey Map.[1]

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