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A visit to the Cotham Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Cotham Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cotham Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cotham Cemetery

Lat:   33.4712°   (33° 28' 16")

Lon:   -91.6943°   (-91° 41' 39")

The Cotham Cemetery is located in Drew County<2>.

The county seat for Drew County is located in Monticello. Monticello lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Cotham Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Cotham Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cotham Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Jordan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jordan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jordan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jordan Cemetery is located in Drew County
  • Lone Sassafras Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Sassafras Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Sassafras Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lone Sassafras Cemetery is located in Drew County
  • Moore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in Drew County
  • Judkins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Judkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Judkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Judkins Cemetery is located in Drew County
  • Centerpoint Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centerpoint Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centerpoint Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Centerpoint Cemetery is located in Drew County
  • Prairie Grove Baptist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Grove Baptist Cemetery
    • The Prairie Grove Baptist Cemetery is located in Drew County
    • The Prairie Grove Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Prairie Grove Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55802 <5>
  • Baker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Baker Cemetery is located in Drew County
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Ashley County
  • New Troy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Troy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Troy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Troy Cemetery is located in Drew County
  • Roper Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roper Cemetery is located in Drew County
  • Rash Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rash Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rash Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rash Cemetery is located in Drew County
  • Deal Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Deal Cemetery is located in Drew County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Old Troy Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Troy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Troy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Troy Cemetery is located in Drew County
    • Union Ridge Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Ridge Cemetery is located in Drew County
    • Collins Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Collins Cemetery is located in Drew County
    • Enon Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Enon Cemetery is located in Drew County
    • Beulah Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Drew County
    • Lacey Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lacey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lacey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lacey Cemetery is located in Drew County
    • Griswould Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griswould Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griswould Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Griswould Cemetery is located in Ashley County
    • Central Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Central Cemetery is located in Ashley County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Cotham Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cotham Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Collins
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
    • Collins is located in Drew County
  • Lacey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
    • Lacey is located in Drew County
  • Fountain Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
    • Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
  • Monticello
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jerome
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Jerome is located in Drew County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
  • Rose Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Rose Hill is located in Drew County
  • Dermott
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Long View Ferry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View Ferry
    • Long View Ferry is located in Bradley County
  • Montrose
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
    • Montrose is located in Ashley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
  • Selma
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Selma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Selma is located in Drew County
  • Wilmar
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
    • Wilmar is located in Drew County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Hamburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Barkada
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barkada. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkada
      • Barkada is located in Drew County
    • Johnsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
      • Johnsville is located in Bradley County
    • Portland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • McGehee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sumpter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
      • Sumpter is located in Bradley County
    • Reed
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
      • Reed is located in Desha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Tillar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tillar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
      • Tillar is located in Drew County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Warren
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Bradley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <6>

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 Cotham Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Drew County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cotham Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Cotham Cemetery:

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 Cotham Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #48063  (Cotham Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #48063 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Mist NW
    • County: Drew         Elev: 57
    • Location given for GNIS #48063 (Cotham Cemetery)

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

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 Arkansas' counties, including Drew, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Cotham Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4712, Longitude: -91.6943       In this case, the coordinates for the Cotham Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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