A visit to the Cottonwood 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 Cottonwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cottonwood Cemetery:
34.2998, -91.9101
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cottonwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Pine Bluff. Pine Bluff lies just to the southwest of the Cottonwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cottonwood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Cottonwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cottonwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Prayer Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Prayer Lake Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prayer Lake Cemetery
- Bryson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bryson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Damascus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- Mound Bayou Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mound Bayou Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Bayou Cemetery
- Philips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Philips Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philips Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Fairfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- Flat Bayou Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Flat Bayou Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Bayou Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Flat Bayou Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Wabbaseka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1054580 <5>
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- Turrentine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- St. Stephen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Stephen Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephen Cemetery
- Atkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Bloomy Shade Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bloomy Shade Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomy Shade Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- McFadden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The McFadden Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFadden Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Chapel Cemetery
- St. Ruth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Ruth Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ruth Cemetery
- Watt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Watt Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watt Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cottonwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cottonwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rob Roy
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Altheimer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sherrill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Madding
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Madding is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madding
- Pine Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wabbaseka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Pastoria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pastoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- Noble Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Noble Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Lake
- Tucker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tucker is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Cornerstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cornerstone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
- White Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Richardson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richardson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Moscow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Wright
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wright is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Sulphur Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Pinebergen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pinebergen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebergen
- Humphrey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Bayou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bayou
- Tamo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tamo is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamo
- Jefferson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Coy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Coy is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
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 Cottonwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cottonwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- England
- Pine Bluff
- Redfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Cottonwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Cottonwood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #76684 (Cottonwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #76684 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 64 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rob Roy
- Location given for Cottonwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2998193 Lon: -91.9101365
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including Jefferson, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cottonwood 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |