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History · Cotton Town

61% of Cotton Town’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1902 on.

0on the National Register
61%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Cotton Town’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Cotton Town are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Cotton Town’s homes were built before 1938.On the map since 19024 editions of the USGS map, 1902 to 1987. Watch Cotton Town change.
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The story so far

Cotton Town, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Cotton Town yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Cotton Town is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

On the map

Cotton Town on the map, 1902 to 1987

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Cotton Town. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Cotton Town on the 1902 USGS mapCotton Town on the 1963 USGS mapCotton Town on the 1972 USGS mapCotton Town on the 1987 USGS map1902Hollidaysburg sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Cotton Town.

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Cotton Town

Nobody well known was born in Cotton Town itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Ronald MallettAmerican theoretical physicist · b. 1945
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Bob O'ConnorAmerican mayor · b. 1944
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Jerry SternAmerican politician · b. 1955
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Danny NapoleonAmerican baseball player · b. 1942
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Keith MallettAmerican artist · b. 1948
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Rolland E. BrumbaughAmerican football coach · b. 1885

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.