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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:

44.5983, -95.6747

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 Lyon County<2>.

The county seat for Lyon County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south 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 26 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Cottonwood Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cottonwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • English Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The English Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Cemetery
  • St. Clotilde Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Clotilde Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clotilde Cemetery
  • East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Hanley Falls.
    • The East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • East Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82182 <5>
  • West Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The West Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Hanley Falls.
    • The West Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hanley Falls Cemetery
    • West Yellow Medicine Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    • West Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83799 <5>
  • St. Lucas Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Lucas Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lucas Cemetery
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Methodist Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Methodist Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
  • Spring Creek Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Icelandic Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Icelandic Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Icelandic Cemetery
  • St. Eloi Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Eloi Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Eloi Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
    • Old Marshall Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Old Marshall Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Marshall Cemetery
    • Marshall Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Danish Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Danish Cemetery is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Cemetery
    • Swede Home Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Swede Home Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Home Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • German Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The German Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
    • Israels Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Israels Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Israels Cemetery
    • Josephson Family Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Our Savior Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Our Savior Cemetery is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Savior Cemetery
    • Hustad Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hustad Cemetery is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustad Cemetery
    • Holy Name Catholic Church Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Cottonwood Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cottonwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Cottonwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hanley Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Hanley Falls is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Falls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Wood Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wood Lake is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
  • Hazel Run
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Hazel Run is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Run
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Marshall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ghent
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Milroy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Echo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Echo is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <6>
  • Vesta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Vesta is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Clarkfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Granite Falls
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Minneota
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Lynd
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Belview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Belview is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
    • Lucan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Seaforth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Amiret
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Amiret is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amiret
    • Taunton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Sacred Heart
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Boyd
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Boyd is located in Lac qui Parle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyd <6>
    • Saint Leo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Leo is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people

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 Lyon County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cottonwood Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Lyon 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 #641530  (Cottonwood Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #641530 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: Lyon
      • Est. Elev: 330 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cottonwood
      • Location given for Cottonwood Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.5982908     Lon: -95.6747419
      • 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 Lyon, 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 things 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.