Abandoned Record
About Cottonwood
Cottonwood is a ghost town in Brazos County, in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located within the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Cottonwood, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Cottonwood is
Historic maps
3 historic USGS maps cover Cottonwood
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1954 Austin sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1963 Kurten sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1993 Bryan sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Cottonwood
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Cottonwood, Brazos County, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q115516829.
- USGS GNIS 1379600.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).