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:
48.7625, -109.9647
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 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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cottonwood Cemetery.
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.<4>
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)
- Grainbelt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Grainbelt Cemetery is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainbelt Cemetery
- North Havre Lutheran Church Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Coulee Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Garden Park Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Havre.
- Gildford Hill County Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is located in Havre.
- East End Colony Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- The East End Colony Cemetery is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End Colony Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East End Colony Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north of Havre.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2385241 <5>
- St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rudyard Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Rudyard Cemetery is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudyard Cemetery
- Elloam Prairie Chapel Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- The Elloam Prairie Chapel Cemetery is located in Blaine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elloam Prairie Chapel Cemetery
- The Elloam Prairie Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Prairie Chapel Cemetery
- Prairie Chapel United Brethren Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2539250 <5>
- Box Elder Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- The Box Elder Cemetery is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Elder Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Box Elder Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Box Elder.
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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)
- Beaver Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Creek is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Herron
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Herron is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herron
- West Havre
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- West Havre is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Havre
- Havre
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gildford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wild Horse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saddle Butte
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saddle Butte is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Butte
- Hingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
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
- Hingham
- Kremlin
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 websites either 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:
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: In 2021, GNIS record #770140 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: Hill
- Est. Elev: 877 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cottonwood
- Location given for Cottonwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 48.7625023 Lon: -109.9646501
- 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 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- 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. |