Cotton is an unincorporated community located in Mitchell County, United States.[1]
Cotton, Georgia | |
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  Cotton  Cotton | |
| Coordinates: 31°09′42″N 84°04′01″W / 31.1617°N 84.0669°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 | 229 |
History
editCotton 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
editCotton'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]
See also
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External links
edit- ^ a b "DeWitt, Georgia GA Community". Georgia Hometown Locator. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
- ^ a b Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 52. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ^ Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. State printer. 1913. pp. 757–758.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cotton