A visit to the Cottonwood Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Cottonwood Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Cottonwood Cemetery (FG ID #94528).
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:
42.2492, -94.7941
The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Calhoun County<2>.
The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Rockwell City. Rockwell City lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the Cottonwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cottonwood Cemetery.
Establishment of the Cottonwood Cemetery ...
The Cottonwood Cemetery was established in 1864.
Name Variations for Cottonwood Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Cottonwood Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Cottonwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cottonwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- Lake City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Grant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Grant City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lanesboro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lanesboro Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro Cemetery
- East Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The East Liberty Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty Cemetery
- Luckow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Luckow Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckow Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bishop Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lutheran Emanuel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Family Cemetery
- Lake Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Lake Creek Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek Cemetery
- St. Bernards Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Salisbury Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Salisbury Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Cemetery
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Dickson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Dickson Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Lake City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grant City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grant City is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Auburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Yetter
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Yetter is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yetter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Lanesboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lanesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Lidderdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sherwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wightman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Breda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lytton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lytton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Lohrville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rands
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Carroll
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Carroll Community Estates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Glidden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rockwell City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sac City Junction ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sac City Junction is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac City Junction
- Sac City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wall Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ralston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rinard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rinard is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Jolley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Arcadia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Churdan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Twin Lakes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Calhoun County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cottonwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Breda
- Breda lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Cottonwood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Breda.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breda
- Carroll
- Churdan
- Glidden
- Lake City
- Lake View
- Lohrville
- Lytton
- Rockwell City
- Sac City
- Wall Lake
- Yetter
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 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 Cottonwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Calhoun 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #94528
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #455659 (Cottonwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #455659 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: Calhoun
- Est. Elev: 339 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carroll NE
- Location given for Cottonwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2491501 Lon: -94.7938723
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Calhoun, 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- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |