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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cottonwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cottonwood Cemetery

Lat:   47.3127°   (47° 18' 45")

Lon:   -111.1255°   (-111° 7' 31")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Colony Cemetery
    • The Pleasant Valley Colony Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Valley Colony Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Stockett.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2499597 <5>
  • Red Butte Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Butte Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Red Butte Cemetery is located in Cascade County
  • Tiger Butte Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tiger Butte Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tiger Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tiger Butte Cemetery is located in Cascade County
  • Sand Coulee Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Coulee Cemetery
    • The Sand Coulee Cemetery is located in Cascade County
  • Big Stone Colony Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Cascade County
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Cascade County
  • Goodman Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Goodman Cemetery is located in Cascade County
  • Highland Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Cascade County
  • Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Association
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Association
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Association have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Association is located in Cascade County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Lower Belt Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Belt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Belt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lower Belt Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Castner Falls Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Castner Falls Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Castner Falls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Castner Falls Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Big Willow Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Willow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Willow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Big Willow Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Big Willow Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Willow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Willow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Big Willow Cemetery is located in Chouteau County
    • Ulm Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ulm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ulm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ulm Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Monarch Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monarch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monarch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Monarch Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Kibbey Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kibbey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kibbey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kibbey Cemetery is located in Judith Basin County
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Gardens
      • The Sunset Memorial Gardens is located in Cascade County
      • 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 east 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Eden is located in Cascade County
  • Belt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belt
    • Belt is located in Cascade County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Junction
    • Armington Junction is located in Cascade County
  • Armington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington
    • Armington is located in Cascade County
  • Great Falls
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Black Eagle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Eagle
    • Black Eagle is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Eagle <6>
  • Countryside Village
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
    • Countryside Village is located in Cascade County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ulm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulm
    • Ulm is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ulm <6>
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Manchester
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Manchester is located in Cascade County
    • Sun Prairie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
      • Sun Prairie is located in Cascade County
    • Millegan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millegan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millegan
      • Millegan is located in Cascade County
    • 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 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:

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: GNIS record #770141 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Mahoney Hill
    • County: Cascade         Elev: 1271
    • Location given for GNIS #770141 (Cottonwood Cemetery)

The official website for Cascade County: www.co.cascade.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.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>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' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Cottonwood Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3127, Longitude: -111.1255       In this case, the coordinates for the Cottonwood Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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