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1931 Map of Cottondale

Name: 1931 Topographic Map of Cottondale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1931
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1931

About this map

Cottondale and Coaling serve as central hubs in this early twentieth-century landscape, where industrial activity and rural community life overlap. The Black Warrior R clips the northwestern corner near Holt, while an extensive network of railroads including the Louisville and Nashville and Southern lines define the transport corridor. A significant glimpse into the regional timber industry is preserved through the Kaul Lumber Co (Abandoned) line, which once threaded through the southern forests toward Duncanville.

Family and community history is anchored by numerous country churches and schools, such as Andrews Chapel, Shady Grove Ch, and the Big Hurricane Sch. The terrain is deeply dissected by the Hurricane Creek and Big Sandy Creek systems, creating a pattern of upland ridges and creek bottoms that dictated the placement of small settlements like Cedar Cove and Fleetwood. Notable landmarks like the Transmission Line crossing near South Holt mark the growing infrastructure of the era.