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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:

47.3127, -111.1255

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 Cascade County<2>.

The county seat for Cascade County is located in Great Falls. Great Falls lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> 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 20 that are within 23 miles [37 km] of the Cottonwood Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pleasant Valley Colony Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Butte Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Red Butte Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Butte Cemetery
  • Tiger Butte Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Tiger Butte Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Butte Cemetery
  • Sand Coulee Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Sand Coulee Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Coulee Cemetery
  • Big Stone Colony Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
  • Goodman Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Goodman Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Great Falls.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20910 <5>
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Great Falls.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20799 <5>
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Association
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Lower Belt Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lower Belt Cemetery is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Belt Cemetery
    • Castner Falls Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • The Castner Falls Cemetery is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castner Falls Cemetery
    • Big Willow Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Big Willow Cemetery is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Willow Cemetery
    • Big Willow Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Big Willow Cemetery is located in Chouteau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Willow Cemetery
    • Ulm Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Ulm Cemetery is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulm Cemetery
    • Monarch Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Monarch Cemetery is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Cemetery
    • Kibbey Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Kibbey Cemetery is located in Judith Basin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbey Cemetery
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sunset Memorial Gardens is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Gardens
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunset Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Great Falls.
      • The Sunset Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
      • Sunset Memorial Gardens
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2133894 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Cottonwood Cemetery.

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

  • Stockett
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sand Coulee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Eden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Eden is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Belt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Belt is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belt <6>
  • Armington Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Armington Junction is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Junction
  • Armington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Armington is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington
  • Great Falls
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Black Eagle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Countryside Village
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Countryside Village is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
  • Raynesford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Monarch
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Ulm
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Manchester
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Manchester is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Sun Prairie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sun Prairie is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
    • Millegan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Millegan is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millegan
    • Highwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)

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 Cascade 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 like to start 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 Cottonwood Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Montana:
  • Pages specific to Cascade 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 #770141  (Cottonwood Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #770141 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: Cascade
      • Est. Elev: 1271 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Mahoney Hill
      • Location given for Cottonwood Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.3127376     Lon: -111.1255157
      • 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 Montana's counties, including Cascade, 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' 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.