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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 Cotton Hill (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 Cotton Hill. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Cotton Hill is located in Sangamon County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sangamon County: Christian, Logan, Macon, Macoupin, Menard, Montgomery & Morgan.

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

  • Sangamon County     (The home county of Cotton Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Hill, with the one closest to Cotton Hill listed first.
    • Woodside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
      • Woodside is located in Sangamon County
    • Chatham
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
      • Chatham is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <2>
    • Southern View
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southern View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern View
      • Southern View is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
    • Glenarm
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • New City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
      • New City is located in Sangamon County
    • Hawthorne Place
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawthorne Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne Place
      • Hawthorne Place is located in Sangamon County
    • Jerome
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
    • Springfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Rochester
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
      • Rochester is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <2>
    • Leland Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leland Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland Grove
      • Leland Grove is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
    • Commanche Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commanche Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commanche Village
      • Commanche Village is located in Sangamon County
    • Pawnee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
      • Pawnee is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,646 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawnee <2>
    • Clear Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
      • Clear Lake is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Hill, with the one closest to Cotton Hill listed first.
    • Ashland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Newmansville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
      • Newmansville is located in Cass County
    • Philadelphia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
      • Philadelphia is located in Cass County
    • Sylvan ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
      • Sylvan is located in Cass County
  • Christian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Hill, with the one closest to Cotton Hill listed first.
    • Tovey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tovey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tovey
      • Tovey is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tovey <2>
    • Edinburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
      • Edinburg is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <2>
    • Bulpitt
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bulpitt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulpitt
      • Bulpitt is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bulpitt <2>
    • Kincaid
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kincaid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
      • Kincaid is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kincaid <2>
    • Jeisyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeisyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeisyville
      • Jeisyville is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Bolivia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
      • Bolivia is located in Christian County
    • Grove City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
      • Grove City is located in Christian County
    • Clarksdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
      • Clarksdale is located in Christian County
    • Mount Auburn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Palmer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer <2>
    • Taylorville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Morrisonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
      • Morrisonville is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisonville <2>
    • Stonington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
      • Stonington is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stonington <2>
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Hill, with the one closest to Cotton Hill listed first.
    • Cornland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Elkhart
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Lake Fork
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Broadwell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell
      • Broadwell is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Middletown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <2>
    • Mount Pulaski
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pulaski
      • Mount Pulaski is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,449 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pulaski <2>
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Hill, with the one closest to Cotton Hill listed first.
    • Niantic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Blue Mound
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound
      • Blue Mound is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,065 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Mound <2>
  • Macoupin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Hill, with the one closest to Cotton Hill listed first.
    • Virden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Girard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Nilwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nilwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nilwood
      • Nilwood is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nilwood <2>
    • Modesto
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Modesto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modesto
      • Modesto is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Modesto <2>
    • Standard City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard City
      • Standard City is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Palmyra
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
      • Palmyra is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 654 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <2>
    • Scottville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottville
      • Scottville is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottville <2>
  • Menard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Hill, with the one closest to Cotton Hill listed first.
    • Athens
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Tallula
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Croft
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
      • Croft is located in Menard County
    • Petersburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
      • Greenview is located in Menard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenview <2>
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Hill, with the one closest to Cotton Hill listed first.
    • White Oak
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
      • White Oak is located in Montgomery County
    • Farmersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
      • Farmersville is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersville <2>
    • Waggoner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Harvel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvel
      • Harvel is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvel <2>
    • Raymond
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
      • Raymond is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <2>
    • Honey Bend
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Bend
      • Honey Bend is located in Montgomery County
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Hill, with the one closest to Cotton Hill listed first.
    • Waverly
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <2>
    • Alexander
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Franklin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
    • Prentice
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
      • Prentice is located in Morgan County
    • Pisgah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pisgah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
      • Pisgah is located in Morgan County
    • Arnold
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
      • Arnold is located in Morgan County

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

Newspapers Published in Cotton Hill ...

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 245 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cotton Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cotton Hill, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cotton Hill.

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 helpful 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 Cotton Hill:

Cemeteries Near Cotton Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cotton Hill.

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

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

  • Beck Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beck Cemetery
  • Stout Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stout Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stout Cemetery
  • Brunk Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brunk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brunk Cemetery
  • Jones Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
  • Trumbo Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Brunk Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brunk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brunk Cemetery
  • Newcomer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newcomer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newcomer Cemetery
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
  • Easley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Easley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Easley Cemetery
  • Vigal Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vigal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vigal Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • Bridges Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bridges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridges Cemetery
  • Continue List   (302 more) ...
    • Chatham Memorial Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chatham Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chatham Memorial Cemetery
    • Chatham Community Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chatham Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chatham Community Cemetery
    • St. Bernard Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bernard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bernard Cemetery

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cotton Hill had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Chatham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
    • Chatham is located in Sangamon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,159 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <2>
  • Woodside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
    • Woodside is located in Sangamon County
  • Glenarm
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • New City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
    • New City is located in Sangamon County
  • Springfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rochester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
    • Rochester is located in Sangamon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <2>
  • Pawnee Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawnee Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Junction
    • Pawnee Junction is located in Sangamon County
  • Pawnee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
    • Pawnee is located in Sangamon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,646 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawnee <2>
  • Berry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
    • Berry is located in Sangamon County
  • Curran
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curran have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
    • Curran is located in Sangamon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Auburn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Divernon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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    • Ridgely
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgely have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
      • Ridgely is located in Sangamon County
    • Breckenridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breckenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
      • Breckenridge is located in Sangamon County
    • Bradfordton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradfordton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordton
      • Bradfordton is located in Sangamon County

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

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

The official website for Sangamon County: www.co.sangamon.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Cotton Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cotton Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6962, Longitude: -89.6301       In this case, the coordinates for Cotton Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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 Cotton Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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