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1934 Map of Cottondale

Name: 1934 Topographic Map of Cottondale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

Cottondale and the industrial outskirts of Tuscaloosa County appear at a transitional moment between the Great Depression and the post-war era. The Black Warrior River defines the northwest corner near Holt, where the Louisville and Nashville railroad services the riverfront economy. Further south, the landscape is heavily influenced by the deep timberlands of the Talladega National Forest, punctuated by rural hubs like Duncanville and Coaling.

Rail transport is central to the area's geography, with the Southern and Mobile and Ohio lines cutting across the terrain to connect small settlements and industrial sidings such as Box Spring Siding. Numerous community landmarks, including Andrews Chapel, Mitchell Sch, and Evergreen Ch, provide specific points of interest for genealogists tracing family locations across the ridges and creek bottoms of Hurricane Creek and Big Sandy Creek.