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A visit to the Cottonwood Cemetery ...


The location of the Cottonwood Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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)

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

Lat:   48.7625°   (48° 45' 45")

Lon:   -109.9647°   (-109° 57' 52")

The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Hill County<2>.

The county seat for Hill County is located in Havre. Havre lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the southeast of the Cottonwood Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Montana:
  • Pages specific to Hill County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Cottonwood Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 9 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Cottonwood Cemetery.

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

    • Kremlin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kremlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kremlin
      • Kremlin is located in Hill County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kremlin <4>
    • Beaver Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
      • Beaver Creek is located in Hill County
    • Herron
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herron
      • Herron is located in Hill County
    • West Havre
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Havre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Havre
      • West Havre is located in Hill County
    • Havre
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Gildford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gildford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildford
      • Gildford is located in Hill County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gildford <4>
    • Wild Horse
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Saddle Butte
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddle Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Butte
      • Saddle Butte is located in Hill County
    • Hingham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
      • Hingham is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hingham <4>

    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. The following communities are located in Hill County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Gildford
    • Havre
      • Havre lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Cottonwood Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Havre.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
    • Hingham
    • Kremlin

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 14 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Cottonwood Cemetery.<5>

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

    • St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Catholic Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
    • Grainbelt Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grainbelt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grainbelt Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grainbelt Cemetery
    • North Havre Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Havre Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Havre Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Havre Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Spring Coulee Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Coulee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spring Coulee Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Coulee Cemetery
    • Sunset Garden Park Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Garden Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sunset Garden Park Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Garden Park Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Havre.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Gildford Hill County Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gildford Hill County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gildford Hill County Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gildford Hill County Cemetery
    • Highland Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is located in Havre.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • East End Colony Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Wenceslaus Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
    • Rudyard Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rudyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rudyard Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rudyard Cemetery
    • Prairie Chapel United Brethren Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Box Elder Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • The Box Elder Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Box Elder Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Box Elder.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Box Elder Cemetery

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

    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 #770140  (Cottonwood Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #770140 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: Cottonwood
      • County: Hill         Elev: 877
      • Location given for GNIS #770140 (Cottonwood Cemetery)

    The official website for Hill County: www.co.hill.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 Hill, 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- ) 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: 48.7625, Longitude: -109.9647       In this case, the coordinates for the Cottonwood Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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