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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Cotton Hill (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Cotton Hill. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Cotton Hill is located in Barbour County.

To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Barbour County: Bullock, Dale, Henry, Pike, Russell, Clay (GA), Quitman (GA) & Stewart (GA).

Below are the counties that are near Cotton Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cotton Hill:

  • Barbour County     (The home county of Cotton Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Hill, with the one closest to Cotton Hill listed first.
    • Bakerhill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Eufaula
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Clayton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Big Eddy ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy
      • Big Eddy is located in Barbour County
    • Hawkinsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Comer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Louisville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
      • Louisville is located in Barbour County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
    • Spring Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Spring Hill is located in Barbour County
    • Blue Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Clio
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Elamville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Bullock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Hill, with the one closest to Cotton Hill listed first.
    • Midway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Smuteye
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Three Notch
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Notch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
      • Three Notch is located in Bullock County
    • Perote
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perote have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
      • Perote is located in Bullock County
    • Inverness
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inverness. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
      • Inverness is located in Bullock County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Inverness
      • From Cotton Hill to Inverness
  • Dale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Hill, with the one closest to Cotton Hill listed first.
    • Clopton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clopton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
      • Clopton is located in Dale County
    • Bertha
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Phillips Crossroads
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Skipperville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skipperville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
      • Skipperville is located in Dale County
    • Arguta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ariton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mabson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Hill, with the one closest to Cotton Hill listed first.
    • Screamer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Graball
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Abbeville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Shorterville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
      • Shorterville is located in Henry County
    • Capps
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Oakey Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Newville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
      • Newville is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
    • Haleburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haleburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg
      • Haleburg is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • Pike County
    • Buckhorn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buckhorn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
      • Buckhorn is located in Pike County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Buckhorn
      • From Cotton Hill to Buckhorn
  • Russell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Hill, with the one closest to Cotton Hill listed first.
    • Glenville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jernigan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jernigan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan
      • Jernigan is located in Russell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jernigan
      • From Cotton Hill to Jernigan
    • Rutherford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Cottonton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonton
      • Cottonton is located in Russell County
    • Pittsview
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsview
      • Pittsview is located in Russell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsview <1>
    • Loflin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loflin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loflin
      • Loflin is located in Russell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Loflin
      • From Cotton Hill to Loflin
    • Hurtsboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Hatchechubbee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Clay County (GA)
  • Quitman County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Hill, with the one closest to Cotton Hill listed first.
    • Georgetown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Hatcher
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hatcher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
      • Hatcher is located in Quitman County (GA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hatcher
      • From Cotton Hill to Hatcher
    • Morris
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
      • Morris is located in Quitman County (GA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <1>
  • Randolph County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Hill, with the one closest to Cotton Hill listed first.
    • Coleman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cuthbert
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Wades
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wades have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wades
      • Wades is located in Randolph County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,858 people
  • Stewart County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Hill, with the one closest to Cotton Hill listed first.
    • Florence
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sanford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
      • Sanford is located in Stewart County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 159 people
    • Omaha
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cotton Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Cotton Hill.

Cemeteries Near Cotton Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cotton Hill.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cotton Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cotton Hill, with the one closest to Cotton Hill listed first.

  • Sardis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sardis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Freemount Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bascom Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bascom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bascom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cunningham Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cunningham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cunningham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Serene Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Serene Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Serene Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Scotch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beauchamp Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beauchamp Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beauchamp Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Perkins - Evans Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perkins - Evans Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perkins - Evans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (231 more) ...

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cotton Hill had a population of 18 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Cotton Hill, with the one closest to Cotton Hill listed first.

  • White Oak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
    • White Oak is located in Barbour County
  • Tullis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tullis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullis
    • Tullis is located in Barbour County
  • Oateston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oateston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oateston
    • Oateston is located in Barbour County
  • Eufaula
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Georgetown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Clayton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lawrenceville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
    • Lawrenceville is located in Henry County
  • Batesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
    • Batesville is located in Barbour County
  • Otho
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otho have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otho
    • Otho is located in Henry County
  • Howe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
    • Howe is located in Barbour County
  • Hawkinsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Hatcher
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hatcher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
    • Hatcher is located in Quitman County (GA)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hatcher
    • From Cotton Hill to Hatcher
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Louisville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
      • Louisville is located in Barbour County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
    • Clopton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clopton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
      • Clopton is located in Dale County
    • Mount Andrew
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Andrew have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Andrew
      • Mount Andrew is located in Barbour County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cotton Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cotton Hill.

Newspapers Published in Cotton Hill ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cotton Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cotton Hill, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cotton Hill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Cotton Hill:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cotton Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cotton Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cotton Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8346, Longitude: -85.2800       In this case, the coordinates for Cotton Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cotton Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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