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:
32.2213, -84.9816
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 Russell County<2>.
The county seat for Russell County is located in Phenix City. Phenix City lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north 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 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Cotton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cotton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oswichee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Oswichee Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswichee Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Fitzgerald Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Fitzgerald Cemetery is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald Cemetery
- Mathis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mathis Cemetery is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis Cemetery
- Irena Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Mariah Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Mariah Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Mariah Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Mariah Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Omaha (GA).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152658 <5>
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goodhope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Goodhope Cemetery is located in Chattahoochee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhope Cemetery
- Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pittsview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Pittsview Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsview Cemetery
- McClendon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The McClendon Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClendon Cemetery
- Florence Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Florence Cemetery is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Trinity Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Pittsview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Pittsview Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsview Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Armour Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Armour Cemetery is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Bluff Springs AME Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bluff Springs AME Church Cemetery is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs AME Church Cemetery
- The Bluff Springs AME Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bass Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Seale UMC Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Seale UMC Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale UMC Cemetery
- The Seale UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Seal UMC Cemetery
- Browder Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Browder Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browder Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Mt. McKeithan Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Harmony Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Chattahoochee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Chattahoochee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson 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:
- Holy Trinity
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Holy Trinity is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity
- Loflin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Loflin is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loflin
- Oswichee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oswichee is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswichee
- Omaha
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cottonton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonton
- Jernigan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jernigan is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan
- Fort Mitchell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Florence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Louvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pittsview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Benning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Seale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Glenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Cusseta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Central Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Central Springs is located in Chattahoochee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Springs
- Halloca ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Halloca is located in Chattahoochee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halloca
- Baker Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Baker Village is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Village
- Fontaine Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fontaine Village is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontaine Village
- Lumpkin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heineburg Village ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Heineburg Village is located in Chattahoochee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heineburg Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,893 people
- Phenix City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Columbus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ida Vesper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ida Vesper is located in Chattahoochee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Vesper
- Estimated population in 2019: 439 people
- Wynnton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wynnton is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnton
- Hatchechubbee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hatchechubbee is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchechubbee
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 Russell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cotton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbus
- Fort Benning
- Phenix City
- Seale
- Seale lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Cotton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Seale.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites 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 Russell 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 #116683 (Cotton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #116683 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: Russell
- Est. Elev: 79 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Union
- Location given for Cotton Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.2212624 Lon: -84.9815959
- 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 Russell, 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 things 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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