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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 Cotterel (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 Cotterel. 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.

Cotterel is located in Cassia County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cassia County: Blaine, Jerome, Minidoka, Oneida, Power, Twin Falls, Elko (NV) & Box Elder (UT).

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

  • Cassia County     (The home county of Cotterel)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cotterel, with the one closest to Cotterel listed first.
    • Declo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Declo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Declo
      • Declo is located in Cassia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Declo <2>
    • Albion
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Malta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
      • Malta is located in Cassia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta <2>
    • Burley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Elba
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Pella
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
      • Pella is located in Cassia County
    • Sublett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
      • Sublett is located in Cassia County
    • Basin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Basin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin
      • Basin is located in Cassia County
    • Bridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge
      • Bridge is located in Cassia County
    • Marion
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Cassia County
    • Oakley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
      • Oakley is located in Cassia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakley <2>
    • Almo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln County
    • Kimama
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kimama. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimama
      • Kimama is located in Lincoln County
  • Minidoka County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cotterel, with the one closest to Cotterel listed first.
    • Acequia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acequia
      • Acequia is located in Minidoka County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Rupert
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rupert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
      • Rupert is located in Minidoka County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,946 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <2>
    • Amalga
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amalga
      • Amalga is located in Minidoka County
    • Heyburn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heyburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heyburn
      • Heyburn is located in Minidoka County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heyburn <2>
    • Minidoka
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Paul
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
      • Paul is located in Minidoka County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paul <2>
  • Power County
    • Rockland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Cotterel ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cotterel.

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 Cotterel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Declo Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Albion Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • View Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Malta Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malta Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Malta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Minidoka Acequia Rupert Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minidoka Acequia Rupert Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Minidoka Acequia Rupert Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<5> to the south of Rupert.
    • The Minidoka Acequia Rupert Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Acequia Rupert Cemetery
    • M.A.R. Cemetery
    • Rupert Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80632 <4>
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Heyburn.
    • The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Heyburn Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1845218 <4>
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Gem Memorial Gardens
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gem Memorial Gardens
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gem Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Burley.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1186675 <4>
  • Paul Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paul Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Paul Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<5> to the south of Paul.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80598 <4>
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Elba Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Pella Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pella Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pella Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<5> to the east of Pella.
      • The Pella Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pella Ward Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80600 <4>
    • Adelaide Congregational Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adelaide Congregational Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Adelaide Congregational Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<5> to the east of Minidoka.
      • The Adelaide Congregational Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Trinity Lutheran Church Graveyard
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2526998 <4>

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>

While we didn't find Cotterel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cotterel.

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

  • Albion
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Malta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
    • Malta is located in Cassia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta <2>
  • Conant
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
    • Conant is located in Cassia County
  • Minidoka
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Elba
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Wapi
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wapi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapi
    • Wapi is located in Blaine County
  • Sublett
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
    • Sublett is located in Cassia County
  • Basin
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Basin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin
    • Basin is located in Cassia County
  • Bridge
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge
    • Bridge is located in Cassia County
  • Marion
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in Cassia County
  • Oakley
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
    • Oakley is located in Cassia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakley <2>
  • Kimama
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kimama. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimama
    • Kimama is located in Lincoln County
  • Rockland
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Cotterel ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cotterel.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cotterel, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cotterel.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Cotterel:

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

The official website for Cassia County: www.cassiacounty.org/

The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cotterel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cotterel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5171, Longitude: -113.4592       In this case, the coordinates for Cotterel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Cotterel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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