| Official Name: | Cottontown, Tennessee |
| Pushpin Map: | Tennessee |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sumner, Robertson |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1795 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 9.09 |
| Area Land Km2: | 9.09 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.51 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.51 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 397 |
| Population Density Km2: | 43.67 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 113.11 |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 571 |
| Coordinates: | 36.4514°N -86.5381°W |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 1281368 |
| Named For: | Capt. Thomas Cotton (1748-1795) |
Cottontown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Sumner and Robertson counties, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 370.[3] It is located along State Route 25, northwest of neighboring Gallatin. Cottontown has a post office with ZIP code 37048.
The Cottontown Area was originally inhabited by the Mississippian Culture.[4] One Mississippian site near Cottontown is the Castalian Springs Mound. The Shawnee hunted and traded in the Cumberland River area, but were pushed out by the Cherokee in the early 18th century.[5]
Cottontown is named for Thomas Cotton (1748–1795), who founded the community in 1795. A Militia Captain from North Carolina, Cotton was one of several settlers rewarded land in the area for service in the Revolutionary War.[6] According to 1792 Sumner County tax records, Cotton owned about 1280acres of land.[7]