A visit to the Cotton Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Cotton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cotton Cemetery:
31.7818, -85.7880
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cotton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cotton Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Troy. Troy lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west of the Cotton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cotton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Cotton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cotton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brooks Graves
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Brooks Graves is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Graves
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Old Dothan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Dothan Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dothan Cemetery
- Banks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Banks Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Brundidge City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fleming Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Fleming Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Alexander Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Cememtery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Hussey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hussey Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hussey Cemetery
- Paran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Paran Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paran Cemetery
- Driggers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Driggers Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driggers Cemetery
- Carroll Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Pea River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pea River Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea River Cemetery
- Old Ramah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Ramah Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ramah Cemetery
- Ramah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ramah Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cotton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cotton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pronto
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pronto is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
- Buckhorn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Buckhorn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Banks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brundidge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mossy Grove Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- Tennille
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Troy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tarentum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Elamville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Clio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- McClure Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Perote
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Perote is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
- Needmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Needmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Saco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Saco is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Frisco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Roeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Ariton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ariton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Louisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Java
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Phillips Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Smuteye
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smuteye is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smuteye
- Meeksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meeksville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeksville
- Postoak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Postoak is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Cotton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cotton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ariton
- Brundidge
- Clio
- Clio lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Cotton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clio.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Louisville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Cotton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Pike County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Cotton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #116682 (Cotton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #116682 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Pike
- Est. Elev: 134 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Banks
- Location given for Cotton Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.781827 Lon: -85.7880016
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cotton Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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