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:
44.2394, -94.4372
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 Brown County<2>.
The county seat for Brown County is located in New Ulm. New Ulm lies just to the north northwest 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 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cottonwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cottonwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Rice Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rice Lake Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake Cemetery
- Fechner Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Fechner Farm Cemetery is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fechner Farm Cemetery
- Evangelical Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Evangelical Cemetery is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangelical Cemetery
- Zimmerman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Zimmerman Cemetery is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman Cemetery
- Courtland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Courtland Cemetery is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland Cemetery
- New Ulm City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- New Ulm Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Cambria Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cambria Cemetery is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Lake Hanska Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Lake Hanska Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hanska Cemetery
- Linden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Linden Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Cemetery
- Our Saviors Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Our Saviors Cemetery is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Saviors Cemetery
- Salem Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brighton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Brighton Cemetery is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Cemetery
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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:
- Searles
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Searles is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searles
- New Ulm
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Courtland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hanska
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Essig
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Judson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Judson is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Nicollet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Iberia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Iberia is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Godahl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Godahl is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godahl
- La Salle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- La Salle is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Madelia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lake Crystal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lafayette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sleepy Eye
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Grogan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Grogan is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grogan
- Oshawa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oshawa is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshawa
- New Sweden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Sweden is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
- Garden City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Leavenworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Leavenworth is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
- Saint James
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
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 Brown County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cottonwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Garden City
- Gibbon
- Hanska
- Lafayette
- Lake Crystal
- Lewisville
- Madelia
- New Ulm
- Nicollet
- North Mankato
- Saint James
- Sleepy Eye
- Winthrop
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 Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Brown 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 #641529 (Cottonwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #641529 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: Brown
- Est. Elev: 295 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hanska
- Location given for Cottonwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.239407 Lon: -94.4371921
- 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 Minnesota's counties, including Brown, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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- 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. |
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