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1960 Map of Cottondale

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Cottondale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

The extraction of energy and the remnants of early transportation define this section of Wise County during the 1960s. The landscape is heavily marked by industrial activity, particularly within the Paradise Gas Field and Cottondale Gas Field, where numerous gas wells are scattered across the terrain. These fields intersect with the rural community of Cottondale and several earlier landmarks of local heritage.

Transport history is visible through the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad line in the northeast and an Old Railroad Grade that hints at a shifting logistics network. Genealogists can trace family connections at Annas Chapel Cemetery and Opal Cem, or locate former community centers like Friendship Ch. The presence of Draco (Site) and Lucky Ridge (Site) highlights settlements that had already transitioned into historical footprints by the time of this survey.