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Cotton Georgia Map

Explore Cotton, Georgia, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Cotton, Georgia

How to Use This Cotton, Georgia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Cotton, Georgia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Georgia or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Cotton.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityCotton
StateGeorgia (GA)
CountyMitchell County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude31.161573
Longitude-84.066844
Population280
Density8.0 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Codes31765, 31739, 31727
Area Code229
County SeatCamilla

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.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Pelham Sports Complex (Local Park) — 5.5 mi, 236° SW
  • Unknown Park (Local Park) — 5.6 mi, 245° SW
  • POW-MIA Chair of Honor (Monument) — 6.3 mi, 193° S
  • Mitchell County Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 8.8 mi, 298° NW
  • 101-001 (State Recreation Area) — 12.6 mi, 004° N
  • Doerun Pitcher Plant Bog Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.6 mi, 051° NE
  • Moultrie Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 16.1 mi, 087° E
  • Museum of Colquitt County History (Museum) — 16.8 mi, 087° E
  • Moultrie Stadium Cinema 6 (Cinema) — 18.0 mi, 084° E
  • River Creek The Rolf And Alexandra Kauka Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.7 mi, 180° S
  • Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ga (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.8 mi, 110° E · 1,786 acres
  • 1st Universalist Church (Historic Ruins) — 20.4 mi, 187° S
  • Confederate Soldier Monument (Monument) — 21.3 mi, 203° SW
  • Lapham-Patterson House Museum (Museum) — 22.4 mi, 167° S
  • Civil War Prison Camp (Monument) — 22.8 mi, 170° S
  • Thomasville on Stage and Company (Theatre) — 23.0 mi, 167° S
  • Flint River Greenway (State Park) — 24.8 mi, 348° N
  • 014-001 (State Recreation Area) — 25.4 mi, 126° SE
  • Carpenter's Shop (Attraction) — 26.3 mi, 180° S
  • Nurse's Station (Attraction) — 26.3 mi, 180° S
  • Shoe Shine House (Attraction) — 26.3 mi, 180° S
  • Elisabeth Ireland Poe Gallery (2nd Floor) (Attraction) — 26.3 mi, 180° S
  • Small horse statue (Public Artwork) — 26.4 mi, 180° S
  • Amphitheater (Theatre) — 28.9 mi, 350° N
  • The Old Pharmacy (Historic Ruins) — 29.3 mi, 034° NE
  • Reed Bingham State Park (State Park) — 30.5 mi, 090° E
  • Redemptive Love Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 39.2 mi, 178° S
  • Mound Interpetive Area (Viewpoint) — 44.7 mi, 174° S
  • Apalachicola National Forest (National Forest) — 53.6 mi, 200° S · 576k acres
  • St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 66.8 mi, 185° S · 246k acres

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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.

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

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.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.