| Official Name: | Cotton, Georgia |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Georgia#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Cotton |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mitchell |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 325 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 31765 |
| Area Code: | 229 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Cotton is an unincorporated community located in Mitchell County, United States.[1]
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. Cotton's town charter was dissolved in 1995.
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]