Cottonwood Alabama Map

About Cottonwood, Alabama

Cottonwood is a locality in Houston County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,048. The population density is 70.0 people per km². Cottonwood is located at 31.0540°N, 85.2996°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Cottonwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 35613, 36320.

Cottonwood spreads across a landscape of flat, fertile earth where the horizon is defined by the steady presence of longleaf pine and the quiet persistence of the Alabama sun. It lies 13.1 miles south-southeast of Dothan, AL (from Dothan, AL: bearing 157°T), and is situated 19.5 miles north-northwest of Marianna. The terrain holds a heavy, humid stillness that clings to the skin, punctuated by the thick foliage of bottomland hardwoods that thrive in the rich, red-clay soil. A mile from the center of Cottonwood, the dark, slow-moving waters of Buck Creek carve a narrow path through the underbrush, drawing the eye toward the shadowed edges of the woods. Seven miles away, the quiet surface of Open Pond reflects the shifting clouds, offering a cool relief in a region defined by its inland distance from any vast body of water. On the distant horizon, the faint, hazy rise of Balcom Hill marks the limit of the view, a subtle reminder of the geological shifts that shaped this quiet corner of the state.

Agriculture remains the pulse of Cottonwood, where the cycle of the seasons dictates the rhythm of daily life among the surrounding fields of pecan and peach. The legacy of the land is deep, rooted in a history of labor and endurance that continues to inform the character of the people who call this place home. Ten miles out, the quiet expanse of Unknown Park provides a sanctuary of protected growth, a stretch of land left to its own natural devices away from the modest commerce of the crossroads. Life in Cottonwood moves with a deliberate, measured pace, favoring the shade of a porch or the quiet conversation of a neighbor over the frantic rush of larger centers. As the light fades into a deep, bruised violet at dusk, the atmosphere clarifies, leaving behind the heat of the day for a cool, heavy evening air that settles over the fields like a shroud.

About This Cottonwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cottonwood, Alabama. Coordinates: 31.054033, -85.29956. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Cottonwood includes the ZIP code (35613, 36320), telephone area code (256, 334), county seat of Houston County (Dothan), and school district assignment (Houston County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.