Cottonwood, Oklahoma

About Cottonwood

Cottonwood is a small unincorporated community in southern Oklahoma.

Officially, Cottonwood is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.66 square miles.

📰 Cottonwood News Today

• Gail Prestine Harjo Obituary Apr 14, 2026 Brown's Funeral Service | Atoka, OK · Apr 14
• OHP: 2 people dead after plane crashes in McClain County KOCO · Jun 29
• Louis John Sandmann Jr Obituary Aug 12, 2022 Brown's Funeral Service | Atoka, OK · Mar 16
• Establishing Eastern Cottonwoods Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation · Dec 22
• Keystone WMA - Cottonwood Creek Unit Ducks Unlimited · Aug 16

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Cottonwood Unique

• One of 10 places in the US named Cottonwood — but the Oklahoma one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern Oklahoma, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Cottonwood

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