2024 Map of Cottondale West

About this map

Cottondale serves as a primary local center near the Washington Co and Jackson Co line, where the street grid of North ST, Front ST, and Main ST meets the regional rail infrastructure. This area of Florida is characterized by a high density of small water bodies and wetlands, including Bear Pond, Jackson Pond, and the expansive Drummond Bay. The landscape is dotted with numerous small cemeteries and church grounds such as the Pilgrim Rest Baptist Cem and Lovewood Freewill Baptist Church Cem, which are vital for genealogical research in this rural corridor. Significant watercourses like Gilberts Mill Creek and Little Alligator Creek drain the low-lying terrain, which is historically divided by a network of named country roads like Old Hickory Pond RD and Smokey RD. To the north, the small settlements of Glass and Jacob City provide further context for the early 21st-century settlement patterns of the panhandle.