Cottontown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Sumner and Robertson counties, Tennessee, United States.

[4] It is located along State Route 25, northwest of neighboring Gallatin.

The Shawnee hunted and traded in the Cumberland River area, but were pushed out by the Cherokee in the early 18th century.

A Militia Captain from North Carolina, Cotton was one of several settlers rewarded land in the area for service in the Revolutionary War.

[7] According to 1792 Sumner County tax records, Cotton owned about 1,280 acres (520 hectares) of land.