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:
41.0844, -95.5169
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 Mills County<2>.
The county seat for Mills County is located in Glenwood. Glenwood lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west 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 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Cottonwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cottonwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Saylers Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Saylers Farm Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylers Farm Cemetery
- Wearin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wearin Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wearin Cemetery
- East Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The East Liberty Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty Cemetery
- Hasting Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hasting Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasting Cemetery
- North Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The North Grove Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove Cemetery
- Silver City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Silver City Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City Cemetery
- Emerson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Emerson Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson Cemetery
- Farm Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Farm Creek Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Creek Cemetery
- Farm Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Farm Creek Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Creek Cemetery
- Malvern Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Malvern Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- South Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The South Grove Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Grove Cemetery
- Lowens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Lowens Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowens Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Hillsdale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hillsdale Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale Cemetery
- Mineola Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Mineola Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola Cemetery
- Somar Family on Wright Farm Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- The Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Town Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95724 <5>
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 Cottonwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cottonwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hastings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hastings is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Henderson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Malvern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Emerson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clark is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Mineola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Treynor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mills is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dumfries
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Randolph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Randolph is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Imogene
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pacific City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pacific City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
- Pacific Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tabor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Red Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Folsom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Folsom is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Oakland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hentons ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hentons is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentons
- Coburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- McClelland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Elliott
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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 Mills County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cottonwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carson
- Elliott
- Emerson
- Glenwood
- Hastings
- Imogene
- Macedonia
- Malvern
- Pacific City
- Pacific Junction
- Randolph
- Red Oak
- Silver City
- Tabor
- Tabor lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Cottonwood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tabor.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
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 professional and volunteer 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 Iowa:
- Pages specific to Mills 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 #1968469 (Cottonwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1968469 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: Mills
- Est. Elev: 333 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Malvern
- Location given for Cottonwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0844412 Lon: -95.5169445
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Mills, 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. |