COTTON HILL -This township lies in the southeastern part of the county and embraces about four-fifths of government township 14 north, range 4 west. Cotton Hill is one of the first organized townships and is bounded on the north and northeast by Rochester and Cooper, on the west by Ball, on the south by Pawnee and on the southeast by Christian county. The township is watered by Brush creek, Horse creek and the south fork of the Sangamon river. New City village is the chief local trading place for the people. Population of the township - 983.
The first settlers in what is now Cotton Hill township were Henry Funderburk and William Nelson the former from South Carolina an the latter from St. Clair county. The year of their arrival is a matter of dispute, but it was as early as 1818, if not earlier.