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Cotton Port

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE ยท TENNESSEE

A historical populated place in Meigs County, Tennessee, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name
Cotton Port
Feature Type
Populated Place (historical)
State
Tennessee
County
Meigs County
USGS Map
Big Spring
Coordinates
35.4834044, -84.8818925
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GNIS Feature ID
1309889

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

Also recorded as

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 1309889. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.

  • Map U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 1:62,500-scale topographic maps; various edition dates. Represents new or changed names from published editions. Map name and year of publication follow (if known):
  • Text Barr, Thomas C., Jr. Caves of Tennessee: Bulletin 64. Nashville, Tn.: Tennessee Dept. of Conservation, Division of Geology, 1961.

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.