Cotton is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
located in
Mitchell County, United States.
History
Cotton was originally called "Mapleton", and under the latter name was founded in 1899.
The
Georgia General Assembly
The Georgia General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is bicameral, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Each of the General Assembly's 236 members serve two-year terms and are directly ...
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. The present name is after the local
cotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus ''Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose, and can contain minor perce ...
growing industry.
Cotton's town charter was dissolved in 1995.
Geography
Cotton'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.
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Former municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state)
Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state)
Unincorporated communities in Mitchell County, Georgia
Populated places disestablished in 1995