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Cottonham

Ghost town · Bryan County, Georgia

Ossabaw Island quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:62,500)
Ossabaw Island quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cottonham is a ghost town in Bryan County, Georgia. It is one of 2 former communities in Bryan County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 88th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cottonham as a historical populated place on the Oak Level topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 31.8699° N, 81.1776° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOak Level
Elevation18 ft
Nearest living townBuckhead, GA
Distance to it4.9 miles
GNIS feature ID350507
Coordinates31.86994, -81.17761

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What's there now

Cottonham is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Buckhead, GA (population 4,640), about 4.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 18 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Cottonham?

Cottonham is in Bryan County, Georgia, at 31.8699, -81.1776.

How many ghost towns are in Bryan County?

Bryan County, Georgia has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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