THE COTTONWOOD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Lower Canadian Hills setting.
Cottonwood CDP has 0.66 square miles of land in Coal County. Its Census reference point is in Lower Canadian Hills, within Arkansas Valley.
The Arkansas Valley mixes forested ridges with broader valleys. Its terrain is less rugged than the Boston and Ouachita mountains that border it, but more varied than neighboring plains.
Regional context: Arkansas Valley ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Cottonwood and Coal County
Cottonwood is associated with Coal County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Cottonwood by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within Cottonwood, or 1.2% of its total area. It is 0.3 percentage points higher than the 0.9% recorded for Coal County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Cottonwood CDP has 36.3% of the land area of nearby Coalgate city (1.82 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

