A visit to the Cotton 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 Cotton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cotton Cemetery:
32.9960, -88.6345
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cotton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cotton Cemetery is located in Noxubee County<2>.
The county seat for Noxubee County is located in Macon. Macon lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Cotton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cotton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Cotton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cotton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- Pine Turkey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pine Turkey Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Turkey Cemetery
- Shuqualak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Shuqualak Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak Cemetery
- Poorhouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Poorhouse Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poorhouse Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Slaughter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Slaughter Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Cemetery
- Gholson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Gholson Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson Cemetery
- Van Devender Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Van Devender Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Devender Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Choctaw Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Choctaw Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- DeJarnate Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The DeJarnate Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnate Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- May Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The May Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Cemetery
- Mashulaville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mashulaville Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville Cemetery
- Warr Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Warr Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warr Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Wahalak Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Wahalak Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows 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 Cotton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cotton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shuqualak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Wahalak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Mashulaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Macon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Fearns Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Lynville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Scooba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Handle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- De Kalb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Binnsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Cooksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cooksville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Brooksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Electric Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- Giles
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Giles is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Deerbrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Bogue Chitto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Sucarnoochee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
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 Cotton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Noxubee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cotton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brooksville
- De Kalb
- Geiger
- Macon
- Macon lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Cotton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Macon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Scooba
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Cotton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Noxubee 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 Cotton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #668848 (Cotton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #668848 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: Noxubee
- Est. Elev: 61 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gholson
- Location given for Cotton Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9959612 Lon: -88.6344899
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Noxubee, 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 from Point A (ie- Cotton 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |