1974 Map of Cotulla

About this map

Cotulla serves as the focal point of this South Texas landscape, where the concentrated street grid of the county seat meets the winding course of the Nueces River. The town's layout is closely tied to the Missouri Pacific railroad line, which runs parallel to the modern corridor of Interstate 35. This mapping reveals a community transitioning between its traditional rail-and-river foundations and the expanding infrastructure of the mid-1970s, evidenced by the Municipal Airport and Sewage Disposal Ponds on the town's periphery. Local life is centered around landmarks like the Jr High Sch, Hosp, and Alexander Park. To the east and north, the terrain gives way to the drainage basins of Mustang Creek and Elm Creek, where smaller settlements like Altita and Fitch appear as quiet rural points on the map.