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1962 Map of Cottonwood

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Cottonwood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Cottonwood serves as the central hub of this 1962 Lyon County landscape, where the Great Northern railroad cuts a diagonal line through the townships of Lucas, Fairview, and Stanley. The town is surrounded by a cluster of local landmarks that offer significant value for genealogical research, including the English Cem, Christ Cem, and Cottonwood Cem. The drainage patterns of the era are meticulously detailed, showing an extensive network of judicial and county ditches that managed the prairie water table.

Water features define the eastern and northern portions of the quadrangle, notably Cottonwood Lake, Lady Slipper Lake, and School Grove Lake. To the south, the Redwood River and Threemile Creek meander through the terrain. Evidence of rural community life is found at the Swan Lake Ch and the St Clotilde Cem, while the industrial footprint of the time is visible through several labeled gravel pits and the municipal Sewage Disposal site.