Cotton Georgia Map

About Cotton, Georgia

Cotton is a locality in Mitchell County, Georgia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Cotton is located at 31.1616°N, 84.0668°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 31765, 31739, 31727.

Cotton emerges from the flat, iron-rich earth of the Georgia plain where the sunlight hangs heavy and golden over fields of longleaf pine. It lies 16.5 miles west of Moultrie, GA (from Moultrie, GA: bearing 266°T), and is situated 9.8 miles east-southeast of Camilla. Little Creek carves a quiet, meandering path through the landscape, its dark waters reflecting the slow drift of clouds that mirror the stillness of the surrounding woods. To the northwest, the distant silhouette of Curry Hill barely disturbs the horizon, a faint jagged line against a sky that turns the color of a bruised plum at dusk. Four miles away, the surface of Singletary Lake remains glass-still, providing a cool reprieve from the heat that radiates off the red-clay soil. Even in the height of summer, the air feels thick with the scent of damp earth and pine resin, a sensory weight that defines the physical presence of Cotton.

Cotton remains tethered to the slow, deliberate pulse of an agrarian economy, where the cycles of planting and harvest dictate the rhythm of the days. The legacy of the land is visible in the resilience of the local fields and the quiet endurance of those who work them, far removed from the frantic pace of distant metropolises. Residents often find their way to the Pelham Sports Complex, a central point for community gathering that anchors the social life of the region. While Tuggles Sink lies nine miles out, marking a subtle shift in the terrain, the identity of Cotton stays rooted in its accessible, uncomplicated geography. Life here unfolds with a steady, predictable gravity, punctuated by the rustle of kudzu reclaiming the edges of old fences and the quiet persistence of a place that values its own slow-moving heritage.

About This Cotton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cotton, Georgia. Coordinates: 31.161573, -84.066844. 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 Cotton includes the ZIP code (31765, 31739, 31727), telephone area code (229), county seat of Mitchell County (Camilla), and school district assignment.

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.