Cottonwood Texas Map

About Cottonwood, Texas

Cottonwood is a locality in Kaufman County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 181. The population density is 49.1 people per km². Cottonwood is located at 32.4514°N, 96.4015°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Cottonwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 77872, 77808, 76691.

Cottonwood marks the horizon where the flat, sun-bleached plains begin to yield to the subtle, earth-toned lift of the land. It lies 14.7 miles southeast of Seagoville, TX (from Seagoville, TX: bearing 144°T), and is situated 9.6 miles south-southwest of Kaufman. Big Sandy Creek carves a shallow, serpentine path through the local soil, its banks lined with the gnarled, silver-barked trees that lend the place its name. Only a mile away, the quiet surface of Hugghins Lake mirrors the vast, empty sky, catching the amber light of late afternoon in a way that turns the water into polished copper. To the west, the long, serrated line of Rainbow Ridge rises against the clouds, a jagged silhouette that dictates the weather and anchors the view. The air here carries the dry, clean scent of cured grass and baked clay, a stillness that settles over the fields long before the heat of the day fully dissipates.

Cottonwood emerged from the necessity of the frontier, a place where the economy has long been tied to the stubborn yield of the earth and the movement of livestock across the range. Life here moves in accordance with the seasonal cycles of the land, far removed from the bustle of the industrial centers that lie hundreds of miles toward the horizon. Residents often look toward the quiet expanse of Shannon Park when they seek the shade of deeper woods or the solitude of the open brush. The character of Cottonwood remains defined by the persistence of those who work the soil and the quiet endurance of a landscape that demands little but provides a singular, austere beauty to those who watch the shadows lengthen across the plains.

About This Cottonwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cottonwood, Texas. Coordinates: 32.451381, -96.401538. 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 (77872, 77808, 76691), telephone area code (325, 214, 469), county seat of Kaufman County (Kaufman), and school district assignment (Scurry-Rosser Independent 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.